Homeland will end with season 8, says Claire Danes

Claire Danes has reiterated the assertion that Homeland season 8 will be the final run of Showtime’s CIA drama. Earlier this year, showrunner Alex Gansa told THR that season 8 will definitely be his last season in charge and this it is “designed to be the end of an eight-season story.” In a new interview with Howard … >

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‘Homeland’ and ’24’ writer pens drama ‘Fearless’ for ITV

Created by Homeland and 24 writer, Patrick Harbinson, the brand new thriller Fearless launches on ITV in June.  Starring Helen McCrory – best known for Peaky Blinders, Penny Dreadful, and the movie Hugo – the six-part drama will follow her character, Emma Banville. A human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, Emma’s on a mission to … >

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Michael Gambon joins cast of new ITV legal thriller ‘Fearless’

Filming has begun on Fearless, ITV’s new drama series from Homeland executive producer and writer Patrick Harbinson. The “visceral political thriller” is produced by Mammoth Screen, the makers of Endeavour, Poldark and Jenna Coleman’s Victoria series. Fearless stars Helen McCrory (Peaky Blinders) as Emma Banville, a solicitor known for defending lost causes, alongside Sir Michael Gambon (Harry Potter), comedian John Bishop, Robin Weigert (Jessica Jones), Jonathan Forbes (Catastrophe), … >

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Helen McCrory to star in ‘Homeland’ writer’s new political thriller ‘Fearless’ for ITV

Peaky Blinders star Helen McCrory will lead the cast of a new ITV drama written by Homeland executive producer and writer Patrick Harbinson. Fearless will be produced by Mammoth Screen, the makers of Endeavour, Poldark and Jenna Coleman’s upcoming Victoria series. The six-part “visceral political thriller” will star McCrory as Emma Blunt, a solicitor known for defending lost causes. The official synopsis reads: “Emma Blunt is … >

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Win ‘Homeland’ Season 5 box sets!

Claire Danes delivers another phenomenal performance as Carrie Mathison in the fifth enthralling season of the acclaimed drama Homeland. The game may have changed for Carrie, but this season is as tense and dramatic as ever. > Buy Season 5 on DVD on Amazon. To celebrate the release of The Complete Fifth Season on Blu-ray™ and DVD … >

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Win ‘Homeland’ Season 4 on Blu-ray!

The stakes are raised as Carrie must battle her inner demons alone when Season 4 of Homeland comes to Blu-ray and DVD on 15 June. To celebrate the release, we’ve got Blu-rays to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following … >

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TV’s top 5 female spies

When thinking of the best fictional spies, your mind most probably jumps to the likes of James Bond, Jason Bourne and Jack Bauer. But what is it that those three have in common, apart from the initials JB (anyone know why that’s a rule?) – they’re all men. Though they might not always be as … >

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‘Wolf Hall’ Episode 6 review: ‘Masters of Phantoms’

It’s all over, bar the shouting. And the screaming. And the executions. There will undoubtedly be a follow-up series, just as soon as Hilary Mantel gets around to finishing off her trilogy. But for now, we’ll just have to settle for six episodes of what has been the most compelling and hypnotic drama we’ve seen … >

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‘Wolf Hall’ episode guide

Damian Lewis stars as Henry VIII alongside Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Claire Foy as Anne Boleyn in BBC Two’s epic new drama series Wolf Hall. > Order Wolf Hall on DVD on Amazon. England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If Henry VIII dies without a male heir, the country could … >

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‘Wolf Hall’ Episode 5 review: ‘Crows’

History hasn’t always been kind to Cromwell. Opinion shifts quite violently to considering him Henry VIII’s right hand man to a shifty planner of self-interest. As Wolf Hall shows, such changes of opinion happened within Cromwell’s time, too. When it was Henry who suddenly decided that he didn’t like you anymore, Tudor life was lived … >

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