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With awards season all but done and dusted, Oscars. Golden Globes, SAGs, and BAFTAs all having been dutifully doled out over the past few months, this evening saw the BAFTA TV Awards 2025 — hosted by Avengers: Doomsday's Alan Cumming and held at London's Royal Festival Hall — take centre stage for a night of red carpet walking and shiny statue giving. And during a telecast in which the two most nominated shows — Netflix stalker thriller Baby Reindeer and ITV drama Mr Bates Vs The Post Office — took home one award apiece, the likes of Mr Loverman, Shōgun, and Blue Lights all scored big wins in major categories.

On the night, Baby Reindeer's sole win saw Jessica Gunning's turn as Richard Gadd's crazed stalker Martha recognised in the Supporting Actress race, while Mr Bates Vs Post Office, which was elsewhere nominated in both Lead acting categories, took home the coveted accolade for Limited Drama.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented its 2025 TV Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with a wide spectrum of talent recognized across drama, comedy, factual, and children’s programming. Hosted by Alan Cumming, the event was broadcast on BBC One domestically and streamed on BritBox in the United States, continuing the Academy’s emphasis on broad accessibility for international audiences.

This year’s selections showcased both returning series and first-time contenders. Several winners have already seen cultural ripple effects across the UK media landscape. ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office stood out not only for winning Limited Drama but also for earning the Special Award, recognizing ITV’s role in commissioning a project that helped catalyze national discussion. Based on a real-life miscarriage of justice, the series dramatized the experiences of sub-postmasters wrongly accused of theft and fraud, spurring public and political attention.

The full list of 2025 BAFTA TV Awards winners is in!

This year’s ceremony celebrating all things television was held at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (May 11) in London, England.

BAFTA previously announced that ITV won the Special Award for commissioning Mr Bates vs The Post Office. Kirsty Wark, the former BBC Newsnight presenter, won the BAFTA Fellowship, the British Academy’s top accolade.

The BAFTA TV Awards were hosted by Alan Cumming, who currently hosts The Traitors on Peacock.

The ceremony screened on BBC One in the UK and BritBox istatside.

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2025 BAFTA TV Awards

Drama Series

Blue Lights (BBC) - Winner

Sherwood (BBC)

Supacell (Netflix)

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC)

Limited Drama

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Lost Boys and Fairies (BBC One)

Mr Bates vs the Post Office (ITV) - Winner

One Day (Netflix)

International

After The Party (Channel 4...

Mr Bates vs. the Post Office pulled off a victory over Netflix's Emmy-winning Baby Reindeer at the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday. The ITV drama that dominated U.K. ratings last year tells the story of hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and postmistresses who were wrongly accused of theft, fraud, and false accounting due to a defective It system.

However, it wasn't all bad news for Baby Reindeer. Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award winner Jessica Gunning continued her impressive awards streak, scoring Best Supporting Actress, and bringing the limited series’ total to three wins, including writing and directing victories from the BAFTA TV Craft Awards on April 27.

Lennie James beat out the likes of Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer) and Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) to win Best Actor for Mr Loverman, in which he plays an exuberant, closeted family man who wants to end his marriage and live with his best friend.

The great and the good of the U.K. TV industry have descended on London’s Royal Festival Hall for the British small screen’s biggest night of the year, the BAFTA TV Awards.

Among the shows up for awards are Netflix’s smash hit “Baby Reindeer,” Apple TV+’s acclaimed spy series “Slow Horses,” HBO/BBC financial series “Industry,” Disney+’s raunchy comedy “Rivals” and its Ira drama “Say Nothing” and the ITV drama “Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office.” On the performance front, the likes of Gary Oldman, David Tennant, Richard Gadd, Marisa Abela, Nicola Coughlan and Danny Dyer are nominated.

Hosted by Alan Cumming, the ceremony began with “Baby Reindeer,” “Slow Horses” and “Rivals” already leading the pack with two awards each from the BAFTA TV Craft awards held two weeks earlier.

See the list of winners as they’re updated below.

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The BAFTA TV Awards is the UK’s biggest celebration of all things small screen — and the 2025 prize giving is expected to honor some major series on both sides of the Atlantic, with the likes of Baby Reindeer and Shōgun nominated.

The BAFTA TV Awards take place on Sunday, May 11, at London’s Royal Festival Hall on the banks of the River Thames. The ceremony gets underway at 5Pm local time (9Am Pst) and will last for three hours, with The Traitors host Alan Cumming presiding.

Like with all major BAFTA events, the ceremony will not be broadcast or streamed live. An edited version of the ceremony will screen on BBC One at 7Pm local time, while it will also be available on demand on BritBox in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the Nordics.

The awards will also screen in Australia on Foxtel, in New Zealand on Sky Arts,...

On the DVD special features for Lawrence Kasdan's 2003 psychic sci-fi hodgepodge "Dreamcatcher," author Stephen King talks a little bit about how he came to write the 2001 novel on which it was based. He said that he had recently been severely injured in a car accident, and later admitted that he was under the influence of Oxycontin while writing the novel. King also noted that "Dreamcatcher" was supposed to be -- at least in part -- about exploring taboos. King felt that all sexual taboos had been covered by literature, stating that the bedroom door had already been opened. The bathroom door, though, he felt was still closed. The bathroom is where one explored their most personal and disgusting habits, King said, and it was high time he explored that. 

As such, there's a scene in "Dreamcatcher" (both the novel and the movie) wherein a character named Beav (Jason Lee) is sitting on a toilet,...

Quentin Tarantino Revealed His Favorite Movie—And It’s Not Kill Bill or Reservoir Dogs! ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Quentin Tarantino is one of the most influential Hollywood filmmakers who has never exactly played by the rules. Whether it’s his quintessential visual style, stylized violence, or bold storytelling, Tarantino’s movies have always stood apart from the rest. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker was once asked to name his all-time favorite films, and his reply included films like Sergio Leone’s The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, and Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. But these were his favorite films directed by other filmmakers.

Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Film Directed By Him

When Quentin Tarantino was asked to pick his favorite movie from his directorial filmography, the reply was prompt and surprised many fans. In an earlier interview with Howard Stern, the host quizzed Tarantino about the...

There are a few shows or movies that set a standard and a template for a whole genre. HBO’s 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers not only did that for war dramas but also launched and boosted many acting careers. The series, created by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, presented real-life events of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division throughout World War II.

The ensemble cast of Band of Brothers is one of the main reasons people still remember the show. Apart from playing the roles of soldiers, actors like Scott Grimes as Donald Malarkey, Kirk Acevedo as Joe Toye, and Damian Lewis as Richard Winters made the audience empathize with their losses and wins and connect with their camaraderie. Now, after more than two decades since its premiere, let’s catch up with some of these talented cast members and see what they are up to.

[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for the Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light series finale.] Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall book trilogy puts historical figure Thomas Cromwell into a more favorable spotlight. The Tudor-era figure is known for masterminding the separation of the Church of England from Rome and playing a major role in the English Reformation era. But even his close bond with King Henry VIII couldn’t save Cromwell from the same fate that befell two of Henry’s wives. The series finale of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light started with a Cromwell and Anne Boleyn parallel and ended with the former’s demise. Despite all his knowledge of Henry (Damian Lewis), Mark Rylance‘s Cromwell held out hope that Henry would change his mind about his execution, just like Anne (Claire Foy) did in the Wolf Hall 2015 finale that was recreated in The Mirror and the Light‘s first episode. This...

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Your Friends and Neighbors is a dark comedy crime drama series created by Jonathan Tropper. The Apple TV+ series follows Andrew “Coop” Cooper, a recently divorced hedge fund manager who is fired from his high-paying job. After becoming unemployed, he resorts to stealing from his wealthy neighbours to maintain the life he and his family have become accustomed to. Your Friends and Neighbors stars Jon Hamm, Olivia Munn, Amanda Peet, Mark Tallman, Hoon Lee, Lena Hall, and Aimee Carrero. So, if you loved the thrilling story, hilarious dark comedy, and compelling characters in Your Friends and Neighbors, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2025 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 12 to June 23, with the official Emmy nominations announced Tuesday, July 15. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 18 and ends the night of August 27. The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 14, and air live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.

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Only three seasons into “The White Lotus,” and the show already has a legacy of leading the majority of its principal cast toward Emmy nominations. Though it first competed as a limited series, it won the Supporting Actor category for Season 1 star Murray Bartlett. In Season 2, it took up four of the eight nomination slots for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series,...

Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site for its Contenders Television 2025, its showcase of series and TV movies that marks the start of the small-screen awards season.

The cast and creatives from a total of 27 shows appeared over the weekend in a pair of all-day affairs at the DGA Theater, with the discussions delving deep into the journeys their projects took to get made, and even to tease what’s coming next. The complete panel videos are now available.

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The lineup of shows represented the cream of the crop of watercooler series, with participating shows Saturday and Sunday including ABC’s High Potential; AMC’s Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire; Apple TV+’s Dope Thief, Severance and The Studio; CBS Studios’ Matlock; Disney+’s Out of My Mind; Fox Entertainment’s Going Dutch; HBO | Max’s The Last of Us; Hulu’s Good American Family,...

As always, Deadline’s Contenders events offer up the lowdown on hot picks for awards season, with a wealth of talent and teasers for what you need to watch. With this year’s Contenders Television that continues Sunday at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, we are bringing you the latest round of must-see shows.

Today’s action gets underway beginning at 9:30 a.m. Pt. Doors at the DGA open at 8:30 a.m. if you’re attending live. If not:

Click here to register and watch the livestream.

Day 2 continues what Day 1 started Saturday, when a packed house of guild and Academy voters saw the casts and creatives of the likes of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Last of Us, 1923, Yellowjackets, Matlock, Running Point, The Pitt, Étoile, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, Good American Family, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, Landman, Going Dutch and the...

It took a decade of maneuvering to finally complete the television adaptation of novelist Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy with the co-stars back on screen, executive producer Colin Callender said at Saturday’s Deadline Contenders TV panel in Los Angeles.

Joined by actor Damian Lewis, who plays King Henry VIII opposite Mark Rylance’s Thomas Cromwell, the Playground Entertainment founder and chairman made it clear that filming the final chapter without both Lewis and Rylance aboard wasn’t an option, even if the window took a long time to open.

“We had to, over the years, sort of play a four-dimensional chess game to get all the actors to be available at the same time,” Callender said. “Because at the heart of this series, it’s the story of two very powerful men who need each other to succeed but who don’t fully trust each other. It’s...

The Young and The Restless spoilers and updates pose an intriguing question; who Is the mysterious Aristotle Dumas, and more importantly, when will we see him?

It seems there are more questions than answers to the identity of the mysterious mogul, although we should get some answers soon.

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Who is Aristotle Dumas; is that even his real name, or is it a pseudonym for someone we already know? This question has been on the minds of fans, as the enigmatic figure seems to be involved in everyone’s affairs in Genoa City lately.

The intrigue surrounding him has intensified since it was disclosed that Damian Lewis (Jermaine Rivers) is affiliated with Aristotle Dumas, leading to his name surfacing more frequently on the popular CBS soap.

Initially, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) unexpectedly found himself linked to this mysterious character, a connection that Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) perceives as troubling.

The nominations for the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards have been announced!

The annual awards event recognizes the excellence in British television of 2024.

Baby Reindeer and Mr Bates vs The Post Office led the nominations this year with four each followed by Say Nothing, Rivals, Slow Horses, Mr Loverman, and The Traitors, all with three each.

The 2025 BAFTA TV Awards are scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 11 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England and will air live on BBC.

Keep reading to find out more…Keep scrolling to read the full list of nominations…

Best Drama Series

Blue Lights (BBC One)

Sherwood (BBC One)

Supacell (Netflix)

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC One)

Best Scripted Comedy

Alma’s Not Normal (BBC Two)

Brassic (Sky Max)

G’wed (ITV2)

Ludwig (BBC One)

Best Limited Drama

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Lost Boys and Fairies (BBC One)

Mr Bates vs The Post Office...

Netflix's Emmy Award-winning Baby Reindeer led the 2025 BAFTA TV and Craft Awards nominations on Thursday with eight bids, including Best Limited Drama, a lead actor nomination for creator and star Richard Gadd, and two supporting actress nominations for Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau. The limited series won several honors last year and through the winter, including Emmy Award wins for Gadd and Gunning, and a Screen Actors Guild Award victory for Gunning.

Three shows tied for second behind Baby Reindeer with six nominations: ITV's Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office, Disney+'s Rivals, and Apple TV+'s spy show and Emmy winner Slow Horses.

Other nominations of note, particularly for this current Emmys cycle, include four bids for FX's limited series Say Nothing and two mentions for Industry. The latter includes a lead actress nomination for star Marisa Abela, who shined during the show's breakout third season last year,...

Baby Reindeer has received the most nominations across the Bafta TV and Television Craft Awards, scoring eight nods including limited drama.

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The Clerkenwell Films-produced Netflix hit, which is created by and stars Richard Gadd, is up for leading actor, limited drama and supporting actress (for Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau) in the TV awards, and director – fiction, editing – fiction, sound – fiction and writer – drama in the TV Craft Awards.

It will compete against ITV1’s drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV Studios and Little Gem Media), Disney+’s Rivals (Happy Prince) and...

The BAFTA Television Awards nominations have landed and, as always, there were a few eyebrow raisers from jury members.

The likes of Baby Reindeer and Mr Bates vs The Post Office were expected to do well, and both series duly delivered with eight and six nominations respectively.

Baby Reindeer has been a darling of the season, and the BAFTA TV Awards will be the big crescendo to its campaign. The beloved Jessica Gunning and creator Richard Gadd both compete for prizes, while the series — which remains the subject of a massive U.S. lawsuit from Fiona Harvey — will compete in the Limited Drama category.

There was also good news for Slow Horses, which bagged six nominations for Apple TV+, including the notable return of Gary Oldman in the Leading Actor category after he missed out in 2024.

Where there is good news, there is also bad news, with a few notable...

Netflix hit series Baby Reindeer is leading the nominations for the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards and the BAFTA Television Craft Awards, unveiled on Thursday, just a little more than a month following the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony. It earned eight noms, followed by Disney+ series Rivals, AppleTV+ hit Slow Horses and ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office with six each.

Baby Reindeer earned nominations in the categories of limited drama, leading actor, supporting actress, director fiction, editing fiction, sound fiction and writer: drama.

Other shows earning nominations include The Traitors, Industry, Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light and Shrinking.

In the performance categories, 21 of the 44 nominees received their first BAFTA TV Awards nomination, including Nicola Coughlan (Big Mood), Bilal Hasna (Extraordinary), Christopher Chung and Jonathan Pryce (Slow Horses), Jessica Gunning, Richard Gadd and Nava Mau (Baby Reindeer), Lolly Adefope (The Franchise), Marisa Abela (Industry...

After winning six Emmy Awards last year, “Baby Reindeer” is looking to dominate on home soil with eight nominations at the BAFTA TV and Craft Awards.

The hit Netflix series emerged at the top of the pack, landing nods for limited drama, leading actor for Richard Gadd and supporting actress for both Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau. With her nomination, Mau becomes the first openly transgender BAFTA TV Award nominee.

Further down, there was a three-way tie for second place, with ITV’s “Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office,” Disney+’s Jilly Cooper adaptation “Rivals” and Apple TV+’s spy series “Slow Horses” earning six nominations each. Disney+ also earned four nominations for Ira drama “Say Nothing,” as did the BBC documentary “Life and Death in Gaza.”

“Baby Reindeer” stars Gadd and Gunning were among 21 of 44 performance nominees to land their first BAFTA TV award nomination. Other first-timers include Jonathan Pryce...

Wolf Hall Season 2, "The Mirror and the Light," has a stacked cast of incredible A-listers headlined by Mark Rylance (The Undeclared War), Damian Lewis (Homeland), and Maisie Richardson-Sellers (Game of Thrones). 

The sophomore run of PBS' historical drama revolves around the story of Thomas Cromwell's continued rise to power after Anne Boleyn's death. Meanwhile, Henry looks to make some moves to power through his agenda. 

Wolf Hall Season 2 premiered on PBS on March 23. 

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[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Season 1 Episode 1, “Wreckage.”] It’s been 10 years since Wolf Hall ended, and Claire Foy‘s Anne Boleyn was executed for accused crimes against the crown and her husband, King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis). The sequel series, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, debuted its first episode on Sunday, March 23, on PBS, opting to return to Anne’s final moments in a reprisal of her execution in the opening scene. There are some key differences in the new version that address Tom Holland‘s casting change for this season. And as Anne is beheaded, the next wife of Henry VIII — Kate Phillips‘ Jane Seymour — warily weds the monarch. Here’s what changed between the Wolf Hall finale and the Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light premiere. What happens in the Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light premiere? The episode opens on the familiar scene ...

In “Wolf Hall,” the British historical drama adapted from Hillary Mantel’s beloved books, Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) takes on many different titles. Cromwell is, essentially, a political fixer for King Henry VII (Damian Lewis), but depending on the scenario he’s in or the conversation he’s having, he’ll don whatever hat best suits his needs. When a barterer claims to be wary of working with a Lutheran, Cromwell replies, “Me? No, sir. I’m a banker.”

Back in the day, Cromwell’s loyalty to Cardinal Wolsey (Jonathan Pryce) — as well as his tenacity in serving him — earned the nickname “the butcher’s dog.” Cromwell likes that label, probably more so than the diminutive “Crom” (pronounced like “Crumb”), as Henry calls him, or any of the besmirching variations on his origins as a commoner. Despite becoming the right hand of the King and thus the second most powerful man in England,...

King Henry VIII’s court wasn’t known for happy endings. (Just ask his wives.) And so it goes, with bitter irony, for his most trusted — until he wasn’t — minister, counselor, and hatchet man Thomas Cromwell. Sacrificing his soul to do the mercurial monarch’s grisly bidding, the cunning statesman learns the limits of obedience when palace intrigue contrives to condemn him to history’s chopping block. Returning to their Emmy-nominated roles from the Peabody-winning 2015 adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s bestselling Wolf Hall novels, Mark Rylance as the melancholy Cromwell and Damian Lewis as the king of conniption resume their dastardly duet in Masterpiece‘s masterful six-part sequel, The Mirror and the Light. In a production shimmering with period authenticity, filmed on actual locations from Tudor times, Rylance reaffirms his status among U.S. acting royalty. He memorably creates a figure weighted by sorrow and remorse, haunted by the...

To help you anticipate and navigate all that television has to offer across broadcast, cable and streaming, TVLine offers daily, weekly and monthly What to Watch digests, as well as an overview of every new TV show premiering in 2025.

This week, you’ll find 11 new shows (including Mythic Quest spinoff Side Quest, Matt Bomer and Nathan Lane in Mid-Century Modern, and Seth Rogen in The Studio), seven returning favorites (including Bosch: Legacy, The Cleaning Lady and The Conners) and seven finales (including The Bachelor, Reacher and When Calls the Heart).

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After a staggering 10-year development process, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will finally make its way to Masterpiece PBS on Sunday.

The final chapter of the adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novels brings back Mark Rylance as Thomas Crowell and Damian Lewis as King Henry VII for the six-part series written by Oscar winner Peter Straughan (Conclave) and produced by Colin Callender’s Playground and Company Pictures.

The Tudor drama is set in 1535.

“We begin exactly where we left off with the death of Anne Boleyn, and we follow Cromwell as he continues to rise and rise to unprecedented heights,” Straughan tells Deadline. “There’s an increasing sense throughout the season of the job of keeping more and more plates spinning at the same time chaos is lurking, and in the end, danger is lurking, as well.”

Given limitations on the budget — Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky revealed in January that Rylance,...

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The main event: Oscar redux

Anora, the reigning Best Picture winner is now on Hulu. The Brooklyn-set dramedy won five Oscars, the most of this year, including a record four for Sean Baker personally: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. The fifth award went to Mikey Madison for her performance as the titular sex worker who gets engaged to Vanya (Mark Eydelshteyn), the immature son of a Russian oligarch. She thinks her ship has come in, but their love is impossible because his parents will not allow it. So she has to fight for what she wants, as she’s always done. The film has graphic nudity, a record-setting number of F-words, and a core...

Deadline has grown the number of shows and revealed the list of panelists for Contenders Television, its annual two-day panel showcase that kicks off the TV awards season. This year’s edition is set to take place April 5-6 at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles.

A total of 20 shows have now signed on for the extravaganza, which shines a spotlight on the stars and creatives behind the season’s most talked-about TV dramas, comedies and limited series. The latest series to join this week are The Last of Us from HBO and Max, and Prime Video’s Étoile and Overcompensating.

The event is live at the DGA both days, and will be livestreamed. Click here for more information and to register.

This year’s Contenders lineup already includes previous Emmy Best Series winner The Handmaid’s Tale from Hulu and Best Series nominees like Severance from Apple TV+ and Wolf...

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is finally returning after a decade away. The PBS Masterpiece drama’s first season, just titled Wolf Hall, debuted in 2015 on PBS and was based on the first two books of Hilary Mantel’s historical trilogy, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. Season 2 adapts the third and final novel that also gives the sequel series its name, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. But will there be a third season of this historical drama? Here’s everything we know about Wolf Hall‘s future. When does Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light premiere? The Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, and Kate Phillips-led drama premieres Sunday, March 23, at 9/8c on PBS. Will there be a Wolf Hall Season 3? The two seasons have different titles, were made a decade apart, and are technically separate shows, but The Mirror and the Light is...

Exclusive: The Forsyte family looks set to become a fixture on PBS Masterpiece as the network is ready to renew the period drama before the first season has even premieres.

The Forsytes is a glossy adaptation of The Forsyte Saga, John Galsworthy’s sweeping portrait of a wealthy British family in 1880s London.

Deadline hears that filming on a second season is expected to take place over the summer in the UK, though PBS Masterpiece has not confirmed the drama’s renewal. A premiere date for Season 1 has yet to be revealed.

It comes after Paramount-owned broadcaster Channel 5 revealed that it had acquired The Forsytes in the UK. Channel 5 also combines with PBS Masterpiece on hit series All Creatures Great and Small.

Produced by Poldark maker Mammoth Screen, The Forsytes‘ ensemble cast is led by BAFTA-winner Francesca Annis (Lillie), who plays formidable matriarch Ann.

True Blood star Stephen Moyer...

The 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards eligibility period ends May 31, which means that the next two months will be packed with high-quality television as streaming services and cable networks release late awards contenders to keep them top-of-mind during voting. April is always a packed month for Emmy contenders, and 2025 is no different. Three past Best Drama Series nominees and one Best Comedy Series winner (Hacks) will premiere in April, as well as new contenders like FX’s limited series Dying for Sex, Apple TV+’s drama series Your Friends and Neighbors, and Prime Video’s drama Étoile.

These upcoming contenders want to compete with likely nominees already premiered, including Severance, The White Lotus, and The Penguin.

Here are 18 Emmy contenders premiering before May 31 that you need to know. Some are longshots, some are locks, and all are worth checking out.

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So many stars stepped out for the Burberry fashion show in London!

Nicholas Hoult, Orlando Bloom, and Stranger Things co-stars and real-life couple Charlie Heaton and Natalia Dyer were among the attendees at the Winter 2025 runway show on Monday (February 24) at Tate Britain.

The brand says, “Rendering outdoor coats and scarves, evening wear, day wear and suits in a mix of twisted British fabrics by British makers, the collection – couched in Burberry’s values of design, innovation and skill – fuses the faded interiors and fabrics found in the great country houses of England with the de facto practical.”

Burberry creative director Daniel Lee said of the story behind the collection, “Think of them as weekend escapees. It’s that great Friday night exodus from London to the countryside for long rainy walks and to disconnect in the great outdoors. It’s day-trips to grand stately homes.”

Jodie Turner-Smith, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz,...

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Suits LA is a legal drama series created by Aaron Korsh. The NBC series is a spin-off to the USA Network series Suits, and it follows Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who is now running his own firm in Los Angeles with a group of highly qualified and charming lawyers. Suits LA stars Stephen Amell, Lex Scott Davis, Josh McDermitt, Bryan Greenberg, and Victoria Justice. So, if you loved thrilling legal drama, interpersonal relationships, and compelling characters in Suits LA, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Ever since her breakout role of starring in Max Fox in FX’s comedy-drama series Better Things, we have all known that Mikey Madison is going to be a star, and now, with her film Anora winning Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2024, the young actress is well on her way to becoming an acting-powerhouse. Madison began her career at a very young age by starring in a couple of short films, and then she starred in her first feature film, Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey, in 2014 when she was 15 years old, but the film didn’t get released until 2017. Since then, she has starred in many great films, including a small role in Quentin Tarrantino‘s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin‘s Scream. So, if you also enjoy Mikey Madison’s performances,...

If you love the wild drama of Succession, these 10 TV shows are right up your alley!

Just wrapping up its amazing run on HBO, Succession was one of the biggest hits of the network. It revolved around the Roys, a family of beyond-rich business tycoons seeking more power. That led to scores of backstabbing and dark comedy of this truly dysfunctional family trying to work together.

The show was a huge hit, with multiple Emmy Awards for its cast and Best Drama, among other accolades. It’s over now, but thankfully, there are plenty of shows like it for folks who enjoy tales set in the world of high finance and often involving bickering to the point of murdering families. So, if you like Succession, add these shows to your binge list for the same wicked vibes!

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So many celebrities stepped out to attend the Charles Finch & Chanel Pre-bafta party ahead of the 2025 BAFTAs on Saturday (February 15), and we’ve got all of the photos.

The event was hosted at 5 Hertford Street in London, England and featured a star-studded guestlist including the likes of Demi Moore, Vanessa Kirby, Anna Kendrick, Mikey Madison, Marisa Tomei, Jeff Goldblum and Sebastian Stan.

Since there were so many stars in attendance, we pulled the pictures together so that you could easily scroll and see who was there and what they were wearing.

Keep reading to find out more…

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Lucy Boynton

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Jeff Goldblum and wife Emilie Livingston

Jeff Goldblum and wife Emilie Livingston

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Bel Powley

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Haley Bennett and Joe Wright

Damian Lewis and Alison Mosshart

Laura Bailey

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Exclusive: Ken Burns’ latest American history series is headed for the London TV Screenings.

PBS Distribution has taken global distribution rights and is bringing The American Revolution to the event, which is held in the UK capital at the end of the month.

Veteran filmmaker Burns directed and produced the epic factual series about the formation of the U.S. along with Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and written by long-term collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward (The Vietnam War).

Show is billed as “an expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and the birth of the United States of America,” following “dozens of figures from a wide variety of backgrounds,” including rank-and-file Continental soldiers and American militiamen, Patriot political and military leaders, British Army officers, American Loyalists, Native soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free African Americans, German soldiers in the British service, French and Spanish allies, and civilians living in North America.

Even though Leonardo DiCaprio has delivered banger after banger throughout his tenure in Hollywood’s entertainment industry as an actor, not many come as close to perfection at its peak as The Wolf of Wall Street. To say the least, that epic biographical black comedy crime film not only exceeded expectations but also turned out to be beyond immersive and intriguing.

The Wolf of Wall Street. | Credits: Paramount Pictures.

Besides becoming a major commercial success with its $407 million gross on a $100 million budget (via Box Office Mojo) – becoming Martin Scorsese’s highest-grossing film, the R-rated (and initially deemed controversial) masterpiece also earned rave reviews from fans and critics worldwide, going on to be nominated for 5 stunning Oscars, among other major accolades.

Being such a massively commended project, it’s only understandable that people want more of it through similar pieces. Turns out, similar pieces do exist: In the television shows field.

Think the years-long hiatuses between streaming TV seasons are bad? Wolf Hall says, “Hold my mead.” The follow-up series Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light debuts on PBS’s Masterpiece on Sunday, March 23, at 9/8c, nearly a full decade after the original Wolf Hall aired stateside. 2015’s Wolf Hall adapted two of Hilary Mantel’s historical novels for the screen, the 2009 book of the same name and the 2012 sequel Bring Up the Bodies. And Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light adapts the final novel of the trilogy, picking up right where the series Wolf Hall left off. But let’s unwind the scroll a little more and get you reacquainted with what Wolf Hall depicted so many years ago. The series starts with King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis) firing Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (Jonathan Pryce) as his lord chancellor after Wolsey failed to get Henry’s marriage to Katherine...

Paradise, the new series by This is Us creator Dan Fogelman, has officially welcomed viewers into its top secret world and introduced the main players behind its dystopian mystery. Sarah Shahi’s Gabriela Torabi doesn't carry a fancy job title or an ominous Secret Service call sign, but she walks a fine line as a grief counselor who holds immense sociopolitical power because she’s privy to everyone’s secrets — an ethical dichotomy if there ever was one. Shahi’s understated performance, simultaneously soothing, astute, and wary, is a stand-out among Paradise's top-notch ensemble, which isn’t new territory for her. Back in 2007, Shahi matched chemistry and wits with her co-star Damian Lewis in a humble detective procedural called Life. An entertaining premise but a ratings flop, Life's, well, lifespan was cut short by NBC after two seasons. However, its memory as a precursor to primetime procedurals with unique...

A Spy Among Friends brings the riveting world of espionage to life with a gripping, real-life story. It takes that classic spy drama and cranks it up a notch.

Starring Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce, this MGM+ miniseries plunges into the tangled web of friendship, loyalty, and betrayal. It’s set during the Cold War, a time when the world was divided, and espionage was at its peak.

Guy Pearce and Damian in A Spy Among Friends (Credits: Itvx)

But instead of focusing on guns and gadgets, the show zooms in on the emotional wreckage caused when someone you trust stabs you in the back—figuratively, of course. Let’s find out if it’s based on a true story!

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers ahead! What is A Spy Among Friends about?

At its heart, A Spy Among Friends is about betrayal—the kind that doesn’t just hurt, but completely shatters you.

Netflix’s The Night Agent has captivated audiences with its intricate espionage narratives and high-stakes action. In Season 2, Peter Sutherland, portrayed by Gabriel Basso, transitions from a night agent to a double agent, delving deeper into the clandestine world of intelligence. The season intensifies as Peter confronts international threats, including a potential chemical attack in Manhattan, and navigates complex relationships, notably with Rose Larkin. The narrative weaves political intrigue with personal dilemmas, setting the stage for even more suspense in the anticipated third season.

For those who appreciate the blend of suspense, political intrigue, and character-driven storytelling in The Night Agent, several other series offer similar thrills. These shows delve into the shadowy realms of espionage, government conspiracies, and the personal sacrifices of those entangled in such dangerous worlds.

1. 24

“24” ran successfully from 2001 to 2010, becoming one of the most popular American crime drama shows of all time. The show revolves around...

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The Night Agent is a conspiracy action thriller drama series created by Shawn Ryan. Based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Quirk, the Netflix series follows FBI agent Peter Sutherland as he begins his job at the White House, but he soon finds himself embroiled in a vast conspiracy involving people high up in the current administration. The Night Agent stars Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Sarah Desjardins, Eve Harlow, and Phoenix Raei. So, if you loved the intense story, thrilling action, and compelling characters in The Night Agent, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Jack Ryan (Prime Video) Credit – Prime Video

Jack Ryan is a spy action thriller drama series created by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland. Based on the characters created by Tom Clancy, the Prime Video series follows Jack Ryan,...

Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky has revealed that Mark Rylance took a “significant” pay cut on the Tudor drama after streamers declined to co-produce Season 2 with the BBC.

In written evidence to British lawmakers, Kosminsky said it was only possible to begin production on the Golden Globe-winning series after “the producer, the writer, the director and the leading actor all gave up a significant proportion of their fees.”

Reflecting on the Playground drama, titled Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, he added: “We had shepherded the series through a ten-year development process but, in the end, it was necessary for us to work for very little to get the show made.” PBS boarded the Hilary Mantel series in the U.S.

He said Wolf Hall was indicative of a wider reticence among U.S. streamers to invest in British storytelling. The BBC and others have said that the shrinking...

If it weren’t for the empty adjustable hospital bed in the room, it would seem like Maya’s (Phoebe Dynevor) story is a lot like any other film about 20-somethings living in New York City: she steps out into the night, nicks a bottle of booze from a liquor store and proceeds to take hearty swigs of her purloined goods in public; she dances in a club with the abandon of someone avoiding life’s sobering troubles; she accepts the advances of a stranger. The two end up in bed together, and then, moments later, the stranger is gone. For a brief moment, we’re in the throes of a young woman’s existential journey set in The City That Never Sleeps. This isn’t that type of movie, however; it’s actually an international spy thriller directed by Neil Burger.

For the past nine months leading up to...

Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is not your average Hollywood story. It’s a blend of history, fantasy, and nostalgia wrapped in an timeless package.

Set in 1969, it immerses you in the world of rising counterculture and a Hollywood at a crossroads. The movie blends real-life people and events, like Sharon Tate, Bruce Lee, and Charles Manson, with made-up characters like Rick Dalton and Cliff Booth.

Lena Dunham, Margaret Qualley, and Brad Pitt in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Credits: Columbia Pictures)

And of course, this is Tarantino we’re talking about, so he doesn’t just stick to the facts—he flips them upside down. Instead of just telling the story as it happened, the director uses his signature style to create something totally unpredictable. This movie stands out because it’s a love letter to Hollywood’s golden era.

The retro details, from vintage cars to neon signs,...

The Green Goblin is, in the eyes of many fans, Spider-Man's greatest enemy. On the big screen, he first took centre stage in 2002's Spider-Man with Willem Dafoe delivering a memorable take on the twisted Norman Osborn. 

Chris Cooper briefly played the villain in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and was expected to later transform into an Ultimate-style, monstrous version of the character. 

Realising it would be tough to beat what Dafoe did with the Green Goblin, Marvel Studios brought him back for the Multiversal Spider-Man: No Way Home. The actor once again stole the show and, in the process, we learned that there's no Norman on Earth-616. 

Anything could change after Avengers: Secret Wars and, in an interview with The Direct, Invincible star and Mickey Mouse voice actor Chris Diamantopoulos shared his interest in playing Norman. 

"I was born going to Silver Snail comic shop. That's like one of the...

Most counterterrorism movies solely focus on the reality of life for American soldiers. Rather than focusing on the impact of the war on the many civilians living in war-torn countries, they showcase one-off scenes that feature the deaths of key terrorists. If civilians die along the way, they are not necessarily always shown or lingered on. The primary focus is, generally, on the American troops themselves.

Focusing solely on past conflicts can prevent viewers from imagining the more modern reality of warfare

Some movies do buck that trend. Schindler’s List (1993) focused entirely on civilian casualties and victims of the Holocaust, while Grave Of The Fireflies (1988) was a Studio Ghibli movie that depicted the horror of life as a Japanese civilian after World War II. The Chinese-made Men Behind The Sun (1988) also depicted life in China under Japanese occupation and the depraved suffering that the civilians faced. Few blockbuster Hollywood movies or shows,...