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EXCLUSIVE: Paprika Steen (Okay), Isabella Crovetti (Colony), Glo Tavarez (Late Night), Jade Payton (Dynasty) and Connor Falk (Diary of a Future President) are set as series regulars opposite Lena Headey in Showtime dramedy pilot Rita, based on Christian Torpe's award-winning Danish series. Torpe will pen the pilot and…

Saban Films has secured the North American distribution rights to Martin Owen's drama Twist, a modern take on Charles Dickens' classic Oliver Twist. The pic, which was acquired out of AFM and will get a theatrical release Q1 of 2021, stars Oscar winner Michael Caine, Game of Thrones alum Lena Headey, recording artist…

Two-time Oscar winner Michael Caine, Game Of Thrones star Lena Headey and singer Rita Ora are among cast for Sky movie Twist, an update on the classic Charles Dickens story Oliver Twist. Also starring will be David Walliams (Little Britain), Franz Drameh (Legends of Tomorrow), Sophie Simnett (Daybreak) and newcomer Raf…

Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Lisa Cholodenko (Olive Kitteridge, The Kids Are All Right) has been tapped to direct the hourlong Showtime dramedy pilot Rita, starring and executive produced by Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Lena Headey (Game of Thrones). Rita, based on Christian Torpe's award-winning Danish series, is a…

After eight seasons, three dragons, one “Red Wedding”, one “Long Night” and a bloody body count to rival any television show in history, the Game of Thrones cast took the stage for one last time after eight seasons to a standing ovation at the Primetime Emmy Awards. The tribute, one of several planned for departing…

For Jonathan Van Ness, best known as the grooming expert within Queer Eye's Fab Five, the summer of 2019 came with mixed emotions. Seeing the Netflix reality series pick up six more Emmy nominations was, of course, cause for celebration. Just two months earlier, though, the pop culture aficionado said goodbye to HBO's…

Showtime has given a pilot order to hour-long dramedy Rita, based on Christian Torpe’s award-winning Danish series, with Emmy nominee Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) set to star and executive produce. Torpe will pen the pilot and serve as showrunner. Rita is a co-production of Showtime and Platform One Media. In Rita,…

It’s been nearly a month since the grand finale of Game of Thrones. Some people liked it, others didn’t and when it comes to the cast, some of them have feelings about how their characters said goodbye. Lena Headey, who plays Westeros’ favorite heartless and petty Cersei Lannister, has some thoughts on her character’s…

The fine-tuned instrument that is Game of Thrones is about to play its last tune with Sunday's series finale. Though composer Ramin Djawadi's grand score was the soundtrack to the HBO blockbuster based on George R.R. Martin's books, narratively this saga of the Seven Kingdoms was pure death metal. In that bloody vein…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of tonight's penultimate episode of Game of Thrones' eighth and final season. If you thought the swords on Game of Thrones were being fundamentally sheathed after the long and dark battle of Winterfell a few weeks ago, tonight's expanded second-to-last “The Bells” episode…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of tonight's fourth episode of Game of Thrones' eighth & final season. The Night King is dead on Game of Thrones, but long live the true ruthless ruler of the Seven Kingdoms … whoever that may turn out to be. Swiveling off last week's long, dark and seemingly defining battle…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of tonight's Game Of Thrones Season 8 debut. BTW – we’ll be reviewing and recapping every episode of the final season of the HBO series right up to and including the May 19 finale. Ending with a stare down that was literally years in the making, Game of Thrones kicked off its…