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The Revenant star Will Poulter and Bohemian Rhapsody's Lucy Boynton are to lead the cast of Hugh Laurie's three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie's murder-mystery Why Didn't They Ask Evans?. Deadline revealed that The Night Manager and House star was behind the adaptation in April and the series is starting…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a biggie: House and The Night Manager star Hugh Laurie has signed up to write, direct, and executive produce an adaptation of Agatha Christie novel Why Didn't They Ask Evans? for BritBox in North America. The three-part limited series represents the BBC Studios and ITV-owned streamer’s biggest U.S…

The BBC and PBS Masterpiece have released new images of Hugh Laurie and Helen McCrory in Roadkill, a four-part political thriller written by Collateral's David Hare and made by National Treasure producer The Forge. Laurie stars as self-made, forceful and charismatic politician Peter Laurence, whose life is being…

With a filmography that includes satirical high points such as Veep, In the Loop, The Death of Stalin and The Thick of It, you might not have guessed that a Charles Dickens adaptation would be front and center for writer-director Armando Iannucci, but The Personal History of David Copperfield is an inspired choice…

David Hare, creator of the BBC and PBS drama Roadkill, said that he has written a new play based entirely on his experience contracting coronavirus. The screenwriter-playwright revealed Wednesday he had written the one-man play Beat the Devil during a panel for the Hugh Laurie-fronted drama at PBS’ TCA virtual press…

The BBC and PBS Masterpiece have released a first look image of Hugh Laurie in Roadkill, a four-part political thriller written by Collateral's David Hare and made by National Treasure producer The Forge. Laurie stars as self-made, forceful and charismatic politician Peter Laurence, whose life is being picked apart by…

Avenue 5, we are go for launch. One day after its Sunday night veteran Silicon Valley wrapped its run, HBO said today that its new comedy from Veep creator Armando Iannucci starring Hugh Laurie and Josh Gad will lift off at 10 p.m. Sunday, January 19. Created and co-written by Iannucci, Avenue 5 is a space tourism…

EXCLUSIVE: Fox Searchlight has preemptively acquired North American rights to The Personal History of David Copperfield, the Armando Iannucci-directed drama that makes its world premiere next month at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, to be followed by its European premiere as the opening film of…

House and The Night Manager star Hugh Laurie is to play a British politician in a four-part drama for the BBC. The actor will star in Roadkill, written by Collaterel's David Hare and produced by National Treasure and Kiri producer The Forge. The thriller is about self-made, forceful and charismatic politician Peter…

House and The Night Manager star Hugh Laurie is to be feted at the Edinburgh TV Festival in August. The British actor will receive Edinburgh TV Festival's Outstanding Achievement Award at the event will attend an In Conversation With… event. He joins the likes of the Years and Years creator Russell T Davies, Gentleman…

As Armando Iannucci’s Veep is airing its final season on HBO, the premium cable network has picked up a new series from the British creator. HBO has given a series order to Iannucci’s space comedy pilot Avenue 5, starring Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Zach Woods and Nikki Amuka-Bird. Created, written and executive produced…

After lengthy negotiations, Hugh Laurie has formally closed a deal to star in HBO’s comedy pilot Avenue 5 (tentative title), from Veep creator Armando Iannucci. Created, written and executive produced by Iannucci, Avenue 5 is set in the future, mostly in space. Laurie will play the lead Ryan Clark, the charming and…