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ITV Sets Soccer Doc ‘Terry Butcher: Invisible Wounds’ About Former England Football Captain (EXCLUSIVE)

ITV has commissioned a feature documentary about former England captain Terry Butcher from “McEnroe” producer Sylver Entertainment. Directed by Stuart Burley, “Terry Butcher: Invisible Wounds” will follow Butcher’s journey from extraordinary highs to tragic lows, including the loss of his son Chris, his PTSD and recovery. The doc marks Burley’s directorial feature debut. Butcher is […]

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Aimee Lou Wood Pokes Fun at ‘SNL’ Teeth Sketch Ahead of Hosting U.K. Version: ‘This Is All Just One Big Set-Up to Humiliate Me, Then?’

“White Lotus” star Aimee Lou Wood has addressed the “SNL” teeth-controversy head-on ahead of her “SNL U.K.” hosting gig this weekend. To recap: Last April the original “Saturday Night Live” saw Sarah Sherman parody Wood’s character from “White Lotus” by donning a pair of enlarged false teeth and making a gag about fluoride. Wood responded […]

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‘Adolescence,’ ‘The Celebrity Traitors’ Lead BAFTA Television Craft Awards

“Adolescence” and “The Celebrity Traitors” led the BAFTA Television Craft Awards with two wins each.Netflix’s hard-hitting teenage drama won a fiction director award for helmer Philip Barantini while the sound team also won in the fiction category. Meanwhile “The Celebrity Traitors” brought home two wins in the entertainment craft team category as well as factual […]

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‘Alex Rider’ Producer Eleventh Hour Developing Legal Drama With Victoria Asare-Archer Inspired by Eco-Lawyer’s Book ‘A Barrister for the Earth’ (EXCLUSIVE)

“Missing You” writer Victoria Asare-Archer is developing a new environmental legal drama for Eleventh Hour Films. Asare-Archer was lead writer and executive producer on Netflix’s Harlan Coben adaptation “Missing You” and previously wrote on “Stay Close” for Netflix and VR Game “Doctor Who: The Runaway,” which was nominated for an Emmy. Based on Monica Feria-Tinta’s […]

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‘Half Man’ Stars on Their ‘Sinister’ Fraternal Relationship in Richard Gadd’s New Drama and That Shocking Virginity-Loss Scene: ‘A Lot Scarier on the Page Than It Was to Shoot’

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains stories from the series premiere of “Half Man,” now streaming on HBO Max. “Half Man,” the sophomore drama from “Baby Reindeer” creator Richard Gadd, follows the story of two very different teenage boys thrown together by fate, whose relationship will affect the rest of their lives. There’s awkward, under-confident Niall (played […]

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Soccer Couple Rebekah and Jamie Vardy Set Reality Series at ITV Four Years After ‘Wagatha Christie’ Trial

Rebekah Vardy, who infamously took fellow footballer’s wife Coleen Rooney to court over an Instagram post, is set to get her own reality show. Titled “The Vardys,” the series, from Orchard Studios, is due to hit U.K. network ITV (and its streaming platform ITVX) later this year. The showrunner for “The Vardys” is Josh Jacobs. […]

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German Prod-Co Freud & Ecstasy Set to Open First U.S. Office, Taps Fabrizio Ellis to Lead It (EXCLUSIVE)

German production company Freud & Ecstasy is opening its first U.S. office, with Fabrizio Ellis tapped to lead it. The New York-based office will open next month. Ellis joins from Rashaad Ernesto Green’s Mi Alma Films, where he was creative executive.Freud & Ecstasy was launched last year by producer and writerFrederik Ehrhardt supported by regional […]

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Assi Azar Sets Celebrity Group Therapy Series ‘Who Wants to Start?’ Where Stars Will Discuss a ‘Defining Life Experience’ With Each Other (EXCLUSIVE)

Assi Azar is set to host a new celebrity-driven series “Who Wants to Start?” for Keshet 12 in which a handful of celebrities who share a “defining life moment” sit down together to discuss it on camera. Each episode will gather five celebrities who have all experienced a life-changing event such as anxiety, divorce, parenthood […]

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Graham Norton Teases New Game Show ‘The Neighbourhood,’ Says Taylor Swift ‘Opalite’ Cameo Was a Dream Come True: ‘She Made It Happen for Me’

Graham Norton is the host of “The Graham Norton Show,” Eurovision commentator for the U.K. and recently had a scene-stealing cameo in Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” music video. Now he’s adding another string to his bow by hosting a brand new ITV gameshow “The Neighbourhood,” which launches April 24 on ITV1 and ITVX. In the upcoming […]

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‘Looksmaxxing’ Influencer Clavicular Recovering After Being Hospitalized for Suspected Overdose: ‘Just Got Home. That Was Brutal’

Braden Peters, better known as “looskmaxxing” streamer Clavicular, was reportedly hospitalized in Miami on Tuesday night. He is believed to have suffered an overdose while livestreaming. Miami Fire told CBS News they had responded to reports of a 20-year-old man with a possible overdose. Clavicular was reportedly behaving oddly on Tuesday night during a livestream […]

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Meghan Markle Set to Be a Guest Judge on ‘MasterChef Australia’: ‘A Passionate Foodie With Global Influence Graced the Kitchen’

“MasterChef” Australia is set to get a sprinkle of royal stardust. Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, will appear as a guest judge on the long-running cooking show. “‘MasterChef Australia’ is renowned for creating culinary legends, and today, a passionate foodie with global influence graced the kitchen,” trills the press release. She will appear alongside […]

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