Actor Luca Marinelli leads the cast as the Italy’s fascist dictator. We love history here at CultBox Towers and there’s something compelling about the stories of how dictators rose to power. It’s doubtless why we’re addicted to Paul McGann’s podcast on the subject. While Real Dictators has yet to tackle however is Benito Mussolini, the Italian … >
The star is heading for Jacobean England in an eight-part limited series. Sky and US network AMC have announced that Julianne Moore will star in Mary & George. The show, set in the Jacobean era, inspired by Benjamin Woolley’s non-fiction book The King’s Assassin. The show is described as “… a deliciously dangerous eight-part limited … >
And Sky have released a date for the show’s return. (Updated 26/09/22): A lot has changed in the world since the first series of Gangs of London aired back in April 2020. At the time, the home grown thriller series not only garnered critical acclaim, but became the biggest Sky Original series for five years … >
The BAFTA winning show returns for a second series this year. Sky Atlantic have dropped the first teaser trailer for their upcoming second series of the award-winning Gangs of London. The show’s April 2020 launch was massive for Sky as a home grown hit, rather than an imported show. Set a year after the events … >
Set on the outskirts of Milan, Blocco 181 is a “a dark fairy tale”. Sky have dropped an impressive the trailer for their upcoming Italian crime drama. Blocco 181 promises to explore love and crime, set to the rhythms of rap and reggaeton, in a hyper-real, ultra-colourful and multicultural Milan. Against this backdrop, three friends … >
Michelle De Swarte stars as a woman who suddenly has to embrace motherhood… or else! Described as a “… darkly funny, raw examination of motherhood, from the perspective of a woman who doesn’t want to be one”, The Baby is an upcoming comedy/horror series for Sky. The show stars Michelle De Swarte, who’s perhaps best … >
The explosive “family saga, thriller, and crime drama collision” will air in 2023. Sky have announced the start of filming on another of their Sky Original drama series. A Town Called Malice, written by Nick Love (Bulletproof), will follow the story of a crime family in the early 1980s. Here’s the premise: Set amongst the … >
The 2014 novel will become a television series, telling the story of a female comic in the 1960s. Gemma Arterton (Black Narcissus, Quantum of Solace) will star as Barbara Parker, who is described as bold, stylish and courageous and who takes London by storm. The story follows her journey from Blackpool beauty queen to comedy … >
It’s been some time since Sky Studios announced a second season for Gangs of London, but they have confirmed filming is underway. In fact, production began three weeks ago on the second run of the Sky Atlantic/NOW show, which was Sky’s biggest original drama launch in five years, beating Chernobyl and Save Me. Sky have … >
Sky today announced a new eight-part supernatural crime thriller The Rising which is due to begin filming in the Lake District next month. The Sky Original drama is adapted from the Belgian crime thriller Hotel Beau Séjour The Rising is the story of Neve Kelly (Clara Rugaard), who discovers she is dead. She’s scared and confused … >