Ben Whishaw may be known for playing Q in three of the Daniel Craig “James Bond” installments, but more importantly, he is also the voice of Paddington f****** Bear, the loveliest protagonist ever put to film. In a brand new series from AMC+, Whishaw brings that wonderful energy to “This Is Going To Hurt,” a medical comedy-drama set in the gynecology and obstetrics ward of a British hospital. The series is inspired by creator Adam Kay’s memoir of the same name, exploring the hilarity, heartache, and heartwarming moments that can only take place in the “brats and twats” section of the hospital, as Whishaw’s Dr. Kay calls it.This announcement may be old news for some of our non-American readers, as “This Is Going … [Read More...]

The reimagining of “Queer as Folk” will hit Peacock in a few short weeks, and we’ve finally been blessed with a trailer that gives us a better look at our soon-to-be favorites, giving us a stronger idea of just what these new folks will be tackling this season. The original series began in 1999 in the U.K., followed by a two-season U.S. series in 2000, both of which were seminal programs for queer people across the globe, debuting in a world where marriage equality didn’t exist, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was firmly in place, and transgenderism was still classified as a mental illness. Two decades later, the world looks a lot different for the LGBTQIA+ community in many ways, but in others, things are … [Read More...]

Great news for fans of queer true stories from history: revisionist gay pirate rom-com “Our Flag Means Death” may have sailed away for now, but lesbian landowner drama “Gentleman Jack” is back. The HBO series about Anne Lister (Suranne Jones), who lived somewhat openly with her female lover in 1800s England, is returning after three years away for a second season this spring. Now, a new trailer fills viewers in on everything they’ve missed since we last saw Anne.Although the show’s first season was billed as a drama, the second does seem to have some rom-com flavor to it if this trailer is any indication. It’s even got a jaunty little instrumental soundtrack to accompany Anne’s adventures. The new season finds Anne and her … [Read More...]

As British novelist William Makepeace Thackeray famously once said, “Mother is God in the eyes of a child.” They also said that in “Silent Hill,” but now we’re just splitting hairs. In the newest twisted, mystery, thriller series from Netflix, the teams behind “Big Little Lies” and “The Undoing” are tackling Karin Slaughter’s New York Times–bestselling novel, “Pieces of Her.” The series was adapted by showrunner and executive producer Charlotte Stoudt (“Homeland,” “House of Cards,” “Fosse/Verdon”), with Minkie Spiro (“The Plot Against America,” “Better Call Saul,” “Dead to Me”) serving as director. The eight-episode series is being executive-produced by Slaughter, Steve Hutensky, Casey Harver, Janice Williams, Lesli Linka Glatter, and Bruna Papandrea.Academy Award-nominee Collette confessed … [Read More...]

AMC has unveiled the first footage from its upcoming “Interview with the Vampire” TV series during a promo for several shows coming to its AMC+ streaming service in 2022. In this footage, we get our first juicy glimpse of Jacob Anderson (best known for his role as Grey Worm on “Game of Thrones”) in costume as the vampire Louis, played by Brad Pitt in the 1994 film adaptation of the late Anne Rice’s groundbreaking novel. We also see Sam Reid as the vampire who made him, Lestat, who was played by Tom Cruise in said adaptation. And this new Lestat looks quite fearsome — not someone you’d want to meet in a dark New Orleans alley.Stuart Townsend played Lestat in the 2002 adaptation of Rice’s other “Vampire Chronicles” novel, … [Read More...]

Let’s get something straight: Godzilla, Marvel, and that tough guy who drinks martinis only have some of the most extensive cinematic universes because J.R.R. Tolkien’s material has been taking the scenic route to the screen. The journey to shepherd and destroy the One Ring in the fiery pits of Mordor took three books and three movies to tell, and Peter Jackson told it well in the early aughts with “The Fellowship of the Ring,” “The Two Towers,” and “The Return of the King.” But what if I told you (and what if you didn’t pay attention to the preamble of that entire trilogy) that there were more rings? Most of the pop culture landscape knows the simple rhyme that Galadriel (played by … [Read More...]

Apple TV+ has released the trailer for the eight-episode series “Shining Girls.” If you, like me, have yet to read the critically-acclaimed book that this is based on, you can be forgiven for not quite understanding it. I watched it several times, and though I was intrigued, I couldn’t figure it out. Elisabeth Moss is wonderful to watch, but it appears the trailer for this adaptation of Lauren Beukes’ best-selling novel “The Shining Girls: A Novel” is targeting viewers who already know the story. There is a mystery here, and though I’ve now looked it up, I sort of wish I didn’t know. It’s always a balance when you’re working with content like this, particularly when half of your audience knows the secret … [Read More...]