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Natalie Dormer had a busy 2024, starring in the psychological thriller “The Wasp” with Naomie Harris, as well as the South African limited series “White Lies,” available to stream on AMC+ now. But what does the actress have in store for fans in 2025?

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Dormer stars next in “Audrey’s Children,” a biopic about Dr.

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Exclusive: Anthony Kimble has opened the newest management agency on the international beat with a roster of UK and South African talent.

Arrested Industries Talent will sit within Kimble’s Arrested Industries, the content development, financing and production company he runs out of L.A., London and Cape Town. Its launch is designed to identify and curate talent from smaller markets and expand their international careers.

The agency launches with a roster comprising writer/director Christiaan Olwagen, writer/director/author Etienne Fourie, director Tina Gharavi, Edinburgh Fringe breakout Lyndon Chapman, and actors Daniel Fox, Daniel Schultz and Sam Benjamin.

Kimble will continue working with LA-based 5X Media, with Arrested Industries Talent now having a co-representation in the U.S. with the producer and management firm. 5X will represent Arrested’s talent in the U.S., while Arrested will rep 5X talent in South Africa and other territories.

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Halloween seems to be coming a bit late to the streaming service AMC+ (or early if you are one of those who counts down the days), with two very enchanting series entering their second seasons, Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches. For those subscribed to only AMC+, the second season of the Alexandra Daddario-led dark drama is the only series making its debut or returning in January 2025. Sundance Now is seeing the best addition of new TV content for the month, with titles like White Lies and The Newsreader continuing their season through the month and joining the previously mentioned Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale.

Other series under the AMC+ banner that people can look forward to in the new year are Allblk's Conspirators, a follow-up to the hit series Double Cross; the BBC continuing its heralded series with Planet Earth: Asia, and the second season...

In the shadowy tunnels of White Lies, we meet Edie Hansen, an investigative journalist entangled in a web of familial betrayal and societal facades.

The murder of her estranged brother and sister-in-law becomes more than just a mystery; it is a mirror reflecting the fragmented psyche of a family entrenched in privilege and secrets. Detective Forty Bell, a figure troubled by personal problems, emerges as both opponent and reluctant ally, their relationship a tense dance highlighting the fragility of trust amid grief and suspicion.

The narrative begins with a visceral jolt—a peaceful evening is disrupted by violence, plunging the opulent McKenzie estate into a crucible of doubt. Each character is depicted in shades of grey rather than black and white, expressing tremendous existential anxiety as motivations interweave and alliances shift.

As the story progresses through a series of distressing disclosures, we are forced to confront hard truths: What lies...

The AMC Networks December 2024 schedule has been announced and includes the annual programming event, “Best Christmas Ever.” The company’s suite of targeted streaming services will deliver a festive lineup of holiday programming.

Subscribers can look forward to the new film Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point; Shudder’s exclusive streaming debut of holiday horror film A Creature Was Stirring; an all-new original Shudder special, Joe Bob’s Christmas Carnage; and Acorn TV’s The Chelsea Detective Christmas Special; plus AMC+ will debut two new Yule logs for The Walking Dead and Anne Rice fans.

The month also features a trio of exclusive new series from Sundance Now, including mystery thriller White Lies starring Natalie Dormer, period drama The Newsreader starring Sam Reid (Interview with the Vampire) and Anna Torv (Fringe), and stranger-than-fiction documentary Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness & The Hare Krishnas, among other new series, films and specials.

The winter edition of London Comic Con went down over the past weekend, with guests like Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa and Good Omens' Michael Sheen in attendance. Also present were several actors from HBO's Game of Thrones spinoff series House of the Dragon: Clinton Liberty (Addam of Hull), Tom Bennett (Ulf White), Kieran Bew (Hugh Hammer) and Theo Nate.

Liberty, Bennet and Bew play the dragonseeds, peasants who have become dragon-riders after Rhaenyra Targaryen arranged for them to try their luck at mounting the riderless dragons on Dragonstone. (Would that the dozens of other people who took a swing at it had their kind of luck.) Clinton Liberty uploaded a picture of the whole House of the Dragon crew together at the con on his Instagram:

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Tubi's 2024 movie, White Lies, highlights a strong cast of actors led by Kaamel Hasaun, Troi Jackson, and Mica Bivings. 

White Lies revolves around the story of an emotionally disturbed man who will do everything in his power (may it be dangerous or not) to win back the love of his life. 

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1497, the nonprofit dedicated to advancing artists and filmmakers of South Asian descent, has selected the three mentees for its 2024 Features Lab, providing mentorship, script development, and industry access. IndieWire announces them exclusively below.

The Features Lab returned in person in 2023 after two years of a virtual and hybrid format in the pandemic, taking place at an immersive Malibu retreat and Los Angeles pitch day. For the fourth year, 1497 will again host the Features Lab in Malibu, where mentees will be paired with a pod of four mentors — an established filmmaker, producer, industry rep, and 1497 Features Lab alum — to receive script feedback and career guidance. Mentees will also work with filmmaker, Columbia professor, and veteran script consultant Adrienne Weiss to further develop their scripts, with a particular emphasis on the emotional journey of their stories.

“We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: we launched the 1497 Features Lab...

Game of Thrones was famous for its death scenes. Whether it's Ned Stark getting his head chopped off, his wife and son getting betrayed at the Red Wedding, or Margaery and Loras Tyrell blown to bits at the Sept of Baelor, death was always just around the corner for these characters.

The Sept of Baelor explosion is probably my favorite scene from the show. Cersei Lannister didn't just off her rival Margaery and her tormenter the High Sparrow; she also killed her uncle Kevan Lannister and a ton of randos who hadn't hurt her in any way. I didn't like how she suffered basically no consequences for those collateral deaths, but the scene itself was tremendous:

Absolute insanity to this day. I love this scene, but star Natalie Dormer, who played poor doomed blown up Margaery, actually has some misgvings about it, or at least, about the way Margaery went out.

Exclusive: Fremantle’s German sales chief, Maximilian Bolenius, is leaving the Got Talent maker after 14 years.

Bolenius, Fremantle’s Senior Vice President for German-speaking Europe and Israel, has let clients know he is exiting in an email today, we understand. Fremantle confirmed the departure to Deadline in a statement.

“Max Bolenius has decided to leave Fremantle after nearly 15 years in the company,” said Jamie Lynn, Fremantle’s EVP Co-Production & Distribution Emea. “Throughout his tenure Max has been a valued member of our distribution team, forging countless great relationships with his colleagues and clients. We thank him for his many contributions whilst working for Fremantle and sincerely wish him all the best for his future endeavours.”

We understand Lynn’s team will assimilate Bolenius’ duties for the time being, as a succession plan is worked out. Jens Richter is CEO of International and Commercial at the unit, which sells the likes of Got Talent,...

Trying is back with an all-new season of parenting and feel-good fun. Created by Andy Wolton, the Apple TV+ comedy-drama series is all set to return for its much-anticipated fourth season and the fans of the series will get a very different experience this season compared to its previous seasons.

Season 4 will take a six-year time jump as Nikki and Jason have built a lovely nuclear with their adoptive children Princess and Tyler. Now, the couple will have to face the dreaded teenage years of their children as their parenting skills are challenged every step of the way. So, if you have been in love with Trying from its very first season here are the release dates for all the upcoming Season 4 episodes.

Trying Season 4 – Episode Guide (When Will The New Episodes Air?) Credit – Apple TV+

Trying Season 4 consists of eight episodes in total. The comedy-drama series is all set...

“White Lies,” a murder mystery series starring Natalie Dormer, has been acquired by Sundance Now for North America.

A collaboration between production company Quizzical Pictures and Pan-African broadcaster M-Net in partnership with Fremantle, “White Lies” is set in the wealthy Bishopscourt neighborhood in Cape Town, South Africa. Dormer (“Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”) stars as an investigative journalist called Edie Hansen alongside Brendon Daniels (“Four Corners”), who plays detective Forty Bell.

“Following her estranged brother’s murder in his luxury home, Edie’s world plunges deeper into chaos when her brother’s teenage children become prime suspects for the crime,” reads the logline. “As Edie investigates, she finds herself at loggerheads with veteran detective Forty Bell, and grapples with the crumbling local police force, a corrupt political system and the secretive world of extreme Cape wealth.”

The eight-part series is written by Darrel Bristow-Bovey with John Trengove (“The Wound”) as lead director,...

The ending of the series White Lies is totally unexpected. You know how it’s all about solving the murder of Andrew McKenzie, the wealthy construction guy, and his wife Olivia, and how the reporter, Andrew’s sister Edie, and the detective Forty Bell are on the case to solve it? Well, we already know that Andrew’s killer was Morgan Witbooi, the security guard from Bishopscourt. Andrew was in deep financial trouble and asked Morgan to end his life for money to avoid the embarrassment of going bankrupt. Another reason was that the black community, where their future construction work was happening, had become homeless. Even though he was opposed to the construction work, they were turning against him. So he thought that dying was a better option than living with this humiliation. But on the other hand, Olivia was in a coma and ultimately ended up dead the...

White Lies is a thrilling series that digs deep into the dark side of society. It’s not just about solving a crime; it’s about exposing the ugly truth hiding behind the glitz and glamor. It shows how in the rich communities of South Africa, the rich white minority keep getting richer while oppressing the black community for their problems. But really, their own lives are rotten to the core and full of corruption. The story centers around Andrew McKenzie, who lives in his luxurious home in Bishopscourt, Cape Town. But everything changes when he’s murdered and his wife, Olivia, ends up in a coma after getting attacked. Who’s behind it? What was the motive behind it all? Detective Forty Bell and Andrew’s sister, Edie Hansen, are on the case. They uncover shocking truths beneath the surface of Andrew’s seemingly perfect life. But what they...