Ukraine is calling out HBO’s “The White Lotus” for casting Serbian actor Miloš Biković in Season 3, claiming that he is the “Kremlin’s foreign mouthpiece.”
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs took to X/Twitter, on Wednesday to express its disappointment over the casting.
“Miloš Biković, Serbian actor who has been supporting Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion, is now set to star in HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3,” the post reads. “@HBO, is it all right for you to work with a person who supports genocide & violates international law?”
The post is accompanied by a video accusing Biković of supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The clip shows the actor receiving a medal of honor from Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018 for his contribution to Russian arts and culture. Biković has held Russian citizenship since 2021 and referred to himself as an “active member of...
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs took to X/Twitter, on Wednesday to express its disappointment over the casting.
“Miloš Biković, Serbian actor who has been supporting Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion, is now set to star in HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3,” the post reads. “@HBO, is it all right for you to work with a person who supports genocide & violates international law?”
The post is accompanied by a video accusing Biković of supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The clip shows the actor receiving a medal of honor from Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018 for his contribution to Russian arts and culture. Biković has held Russian citizenship since 2021 and referred to himself as an “active member of...
- 1/25/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
“The White Lotus” Season 3 at HBO has added five new cast members, Variety has learned.
Miloš Biković, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, and Shalini Peiris have all joined the highly-anticipated new season of the series.
They join previously announced new cast members Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, and Tayme Thapthimthong. It was also announced that “The Gilded Age” star Carrie Coon is joining Season 3, while Natasha Rothwell will return to the show in a reprisal of her role from Season 1.
Biković is repped by Artist International Group and at Sv Casting. Friedel is repped by UTA, United Agents, Players Agentur Management, and Narrative. O’Reilly is repped by Link Entertainment and Johnson & Laird Management. Peiris is repped by Insight Management & Production.
The show is set to begin production in and around Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok, Thailand, in February. Exact plot details...
Miloš Biković, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, and Shalini Peiris have all joined the highly-anticipated new season of the series.
They join previously announced new cast members Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, and Tayme Thapthimthong. It was also announced that “The Gilded Age” star Carrie Coon is joining Season 3, while Natasha Rothwell will return to the show in a reprisal of her role from Season 1.
Biković is repped by Artist International Group and at Sv Casting. Friedel is repped by UTA, United Agents, Players Agentur Management, and Narrative. O’Reilly is repped by Link Entertainment and Johnson & Laird Management. Peiris is repped by Insight Management & Production.
The show is set to begin production in and around Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok, Thailand, in February. Exact plot details...
- 1/12/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Korean series “Kingdom,” and “The World of the Married” and China’s “The Bad Kids” were the most rewarded shows on Sunday at Busan’s Asian Contents Awards.
The event in its second year was live-streamed from the Busan International Film Festival where hosts and performers were the only ones physically present. Presenters and prize-winners joined remotely via video conference.
Singapore’s “Last Madame” was named as best Asian drama, jointly with Taiwan’s “When The Camelia Blooms.”
A Netflix original series, made with AStory, “Kingdom” earned three awards. Actor Ju Ji-hoon won the Korean actor award, while Kim Eunhee won the best writer award, one of the prize categories that was not divided by nationality. The show also won the technical achievement award for its special effects provided by Madman Post.
Romantic espionage drama, “The World of the Married,” produced and broadcast by Korea’s Jtbc, and also shown outside Korea by Netflix,...
The event in its second year was live-streamed from the Busan International Film Festival where hosts and performers were the only ones physically present. Presenters and prize-winners joined remotely via video conference.
Singapore’s “Last Madame” was named as best Asian drama, jointly with Taiwan’s “When The Camelia Blooms.”
A Netflix original series, made with AStory, “Kingdom” earned three awards. Actor Ju Ji-hoon won the Korean actor award, while Kim Eunhee won the best writer award, one of the prize categories that was not divided by nationality. The show also won the technical achievement award for its special effects provided by Madman Post.
Romantic espionage drama, “The World of the Married,” produced and broadcast by Korea’s Jtbc, and also shown outside Korea by Netflix,...
- 10/26/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Other nominees include Korean dramas such as Kingdom Season 2, The World Of The Married and Crash Landing On You
Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) has announced nominees for the second Asia Contents Awards, with Taiwanese drama The Victims’ Game and Chinese Ott series The Bad Kids both garnering five nominations, including one each in the top best creative category.
Recognising outstanding Asian content from TV, Ott and other diverse platforms, the Asian Contents Awards received 75 submissions from 17 countries this year. The final selection has 28 works from 12 countries competing in seven categories.
Produced by Greener Grass Production and released on Netflix,...
Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) has announced nominees for the second Asia Contents Awards, with Taiwanese drama The Victims’ Game and Chinese Ott series The Bad Kids both garnering five nominations, including one each in the top best creative category.
Recognising outstanding Asian content from TV, Ott and other diverse platforms, the Asian Contents Awards received 75 submissions from 17 countries this year. The final selection has 28 works from 12 countries competing in seven categories.
Produced by Greener Grass Production and released on Netflix,...
- 10/8/2020
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
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