Based on William Golding’s classic novel of the same name, the BBC miniseries “Lord of the Flies” premieres Monday, May 4, on Netflix. Following a deadly plane crash, a group of school boys must survive the elements, unpredictable wild animals and one another while stranded on a desert island awaiting rescue. Winston Sawyers (“The Crow Girl”) plays Ralph, while newcomers Lox Pratt, David McKenna and Ike Talbut play Jack, Piggy and Simon, respectively.
David McKenna and Lox Pratt in “Lord of the Flies”
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Netflix premieres BBC adaptation of Golding classic
By Dana Simpson TV Media
For those who attended high school in North America after 1970, the title “Lord of the Flies” likely conjures a somewhat Proustian return to ninth-grade English class: the smell of chalk, the high-pitched squeak of metal chair legs on vinyl tile flooring and the nervous feeling in the pit of your stomach as you realize you may be the next student called upon to read aloud from the book. Whether or not you enjoyed the novel, chances are at least one scene left an indelible impression in the back of your mind.
A powerful debut novel from British author and playwright William Golding, “Lord of the Flies” was first published in 1954 amid Cold War turbulence, the rise of rock ‘n’ roll and the peak of McCarthyism in the United States. As a piece of literature, “Lord of the Flies” serves as a startling depiction of the benefits and drawbacks of modern societal structures. As a television miniseries some 72 years later, the story still serves as a reminder of the horrors that persist at the heart of our shared will to survive against all odds.
“The Lord of the Flies,” which first aired on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the U.K. this past February, premieres Monday, May 4, on Netflix.
Adapted for the screen by “Adolescence” cocreator Jack Thorne, the four-episode series retells the harrowing tale of a group of British schoolboys who have become stranded on a remote island following a plane crash. Each episode is told through the lens of one of the story’s main characters — Piggy (new talent David McKenna), Jack (played by Lox Pratt, who will star as Draco Malfoy in HBO’s “Harry Potter” series, releasing this December), Simon (new talent Ike Talbut) and Ralph (Winston Sawyers, “The Crow Girl”) — and benefits from three-time BAFTA winner Marc Munden’s (“The Sympathizer”) direction behind the camera.
For those less familiar with the plot of “Lord of the Flies,” The Hollywood Reporter sums up the post-plane crash events as follows: “In an attempt to remain civil, they [the schoolboys] organize themselves, led by Ralph [Sawyers] and supported by the group’s intellectual, Piggy [McKenna]. But when Pratt’s Jack becomes more interested in hunting and vying for leadership, he soon begins to draw other boys away from the group, and hope soon descends into tragedy.”
This theme of seeking power and control amid fear, anger and pivotal change is central to the novel, and Thorne notes that it’s one of the driving forces behind his involvement in its adaptation for BBC (soon to land on Netflix in North America).
“As a society, we’re having a conversation
right now about boys,” Thorne told Netflix, which released his other male teen-focused series, “Adolescence,” last March. “We’re losing a generation of boys, and we’re losing it because of the hate they are ingesting — because it is an answer to their loneliness and isolation.”
Pratt, who plays Jack (arguably the series’ most sinister character), also spoke to this motif of young male loneliness addressed in the show. While discussing his first on-screen role with The Hollywood Reporter in a Feb. 4 article, the budding actor shared the process he adopted to play such a complicated and seemingly villainous character so early on in his career.
“I had quite a good, long chat to [Thorne] about the way Jack was neglected, the way that he’s not a psychopath, the way he just doesn’t know how to show affection, the way he doesn’t feel love,” Pratt said, later adding, “there’s so much complexity.”
Joining the four core cast members on-screen — three of whom are new to acting as of this project, thanks to an open casting call — are fel-
low rising talents Thomas Connor as Roger, Freddie Lee-Grey as Percival, Beau Thompson (who will star in “The Death of Robin Hood” this June) as Philip, Tom Page-Turner (who acted in upcoming short “Rule, Britannia”) as Bill, and twins Noah and Cassius Flemyng (Planet Coaster 2) as Sam and Eric, respectively. Additionally, Fred Jones, who previously appeared in Season 12 of the BBC One/PBS series “Call the Midwife,” appears in “Lord of the Flies” as Johnny.
Although filming with young actors can often present challenges related to strict scheduling and working conditions, series director Munden told Netflix press that he feels their limitations actually enhanced the design of the series, which shot in Malaysia for its lush jungle landscapes.
“We couldn’t shoot with the children after 6 o’clock, yet a lot of the action takes place after dark,” said Munden, per Tudum.com. “[Director of Photography] Mark Wolf [”Triple 9,” 2016] and I developed this idea of shooting day for night with an infrared camera, which responds
to the green foliage, changing it to pink and red. It has a hallucinatory feel, heightened with magical realism.”
But for all the adjusted filming schedules, location scouting and new actors, Thorne says it will all be worth it if it generates a newfound interest in the source material.
“I hope it takes people back to the book,” Thorne told Tudum, “and I hope it allows people to lean into what the book really is, in my opinion: a difficult and dangerous account of who we are and what we’re capable of.”
Don’t miss your trip to the island when “Lord of the Flies” makes its streaming premiere Monday, May 4, on Netflix.
Daniel Mays stars in “Lord of the Flies”
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In a galaxy far, far away, a young boy (Mark Hamill) with dreams of grandeur gets swept up in a plot to rescue a rebel princess (Carrie Fisher) from the clutches of the tyrannical Galactic Empire. George Lucas directs this epic sci-fi classic.
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(7) WLS 7:00 p.m.
This star-studded episode of the popular program sees Big Sean, Tori Kelly and 2 Chainz trying their best to solve word puzzles. Each right answer gets them closer to winning up to $1 million for a charity of their choosing. Ryan Seacrest hosts.
Thursday Scrabble (9) WGN 7:00 p.m.
Craig Ferguson hosts the television version of the classic board game where contestants must build words from available letters and hope to get enough points to win. With each letter worth varying point totals, it’s good to be a walking thesaurus.
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Saturday Transformers: Age of Extinction
FX 7:00 p.m.
Even Transformers need a little tune-up
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M Movie <+++ Patti Cake$ (‘17) Danielle Macdonald. < Look Into My Eyes (2024,Documentary) <+ Alex Cross (‘12) Tyler Perry <+++ A Different Man (‘24) Sebastian Stan.
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M <++ Mommie Dearest <+ The Best of Me (‘14) Michelle Monaghan. <++ Youth in Revolt (‘09) < Good Mourning (‘22) < Breach (‘20) Cody Kearsley. Movie
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GOLF PGA Tour Golf Cadillac Championship, Final Round. (Live) (3:00)
11:30 a.m. ESPN Women’s College Beach Volleyball NCAA Championship: Teams TBA. (Live) (1:30) Noon (2) WBBM WCIA LPGA Tour Golf México Riviera Maya Open, Final Round. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NWSL Soccer Portland Thorns FC at Chicago Stars FC. (Live) (2:00)
1:00 p.m. BIG10 College Softball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN College Baseball Mississippi State at Texas. (Live) (3:00)
2:00 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA PGA Tour Golf Cadillac Championship, Final Round. (Live) (3:00) GOLF 2026 Regions Tradition Final Round. (Live) (3:00)
2:30 p.m. (7) WLS NBA Basketball First Round: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:30)
3:00 p.m. (32) WFLD United Football League United Football League. Birmingham Stallions at Orlando Storm. (Live) (3:00)
4:30 p.m. BIG10 College Golf Big Ten Men’s Championship. (Live) (3:00)
5:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball First Round: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:30)
7:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ NBA Basketball First Round: Teams TBA. (Live) (3:00) (50) CW Major League Rugby Major League Rugby. Chicago Hounds vs. Old Glory DC. (Live) (2:00)
MONDAY
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2:00 p.m. USA Premier League Soccer Everton vs. Manchester City. (Live) (2:00)
3:00 p.m. GOLF College Golf 2026 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship, First Round. (Live) (3:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA. (Live) (3:00)
7:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ NBA Basketball Conference Semifinals: Teams TBA. (Live) (3:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:30)
TUESDAY
2:00 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA UEFA Champions League Soccer UEFA Soccer. Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) 3:00 p.m. GOLF College Golf PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship, Second Round. (Live) (3:00) 6:30 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:30)
7:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ NBA Basketball Conference Semifinals: Teams TBA. (Live) (3:00)
TRU TBS MLB Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros. (Live) (3:00) ESPN2 College Baseball Louisville at Vanderbilt. (Live) (3:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:30)
WEDNESDAY
10:00 a.m. BIG10 College Softball Big Ten Tournament, Game 1: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
12:30 p.m. BIG10 College Softball Big Ten Tournament, Game 2: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
2:00 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA UEFA Champions League Soccer UEFA Soccer. Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
3:00 p.m. GOLF College Golf 2026 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship, Final Round. (Live) (3:00)
3:30 p.m. BIG10 College Softball Big Ten Tournament, Game 3: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. BIG10 College Softball Big Ten Tournament, Game 4: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) TRU TNT NHL Hockey (Live) (3:00)
THURSDAY
12:30 p.m. BIG10 College Softball Big Ten Tournament, Second Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
1:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, First Round. (Live) (4:00)
3:30 p.m. BIG10 College Softball Big Ten Tournament, Third Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. (38) WCPX Major League Volleyball (Live) (2:15)
BIG10 College Softball Big Ten Tournament, Fourth Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) TRU TNT NHL Hockey (Live) (3:00)
ESPN MLB Baseball Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox. (Live) (3:00)
8:45 p.m. (38) WCPX Major League Volleyball (Live) (2:15)
9:00 p.m. TRU TNT NHL Hockey (Live) (3:00)
FRIDAY
1:00 p.m. (32) WFLD LIV Golf League LIV Golf League. Virginia, Round 2. (Live) (3:00) GOLF PGA Tour Golf ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, Second Round. (Live) (4:00)
4:00 p.m. BIG10 College Softball Big Ten Tournament, First Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
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6:00 p.m. TRU Banana Ball World Tour Party Animals vs. Savannah Bananas. (Live) (2:00) TNT NHL Hockey (Live) (3:00)
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4:00 p.m. ESPN College Softball (Live) (2:30) ESPN2 Premier Lacrosse League Premier Lacrosse League. Denver Outlaws vs. Utah Archers. (Live) (2:00) GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Mizuho Americas
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Central (L) (N) PGA (N) PGA TOUR PGA Tour Golf Cadillac Championship, Final RoundFrom Trump National Doral in Miami.
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After Elizabeth New series picks up where ‘Pride and Prejudice’ left off
By Sarah Passingham TV Media
Love is eternal and comes in many forms. Unrequited, hard-won, star-crossed or felt at first sight, the act of falling in love is a tale as old as time. A new miniseries adaptation follows a familiar, underdeveloped character from one of the most enduring classic novels in the history of literature, as she goes on her own journey of self-discovery and learns to love herself. If she happens to find a husband along the way, then that’s just a bonus that also satisfies her matchmaking-obsessed mother.
The 10-episode period drama miniseries “The Other Bennet Sister” premieres Wednesday, May 6, on BritBox. The first three episodes will be available to stream on premiere day, with new episodes dropping weekly after that. “The Other Bennet Sister” is part of BritBox’s “Austen Forever” programming, a six-month celebration of the author’s 250th birthday on Dec. 16, 2025.
The series is based on the 2020 novel of the same name from author Janice Hadlow, which is itself a sort of sequel to the 1813 Jane Austen novel, “Pride and Prejudice.” A beloved book for many generations since its initial publication, “Pride and Prejudice” has been adapted a number of times for film and television, in addition to several continuations of the story and revamped retellings of Lizzie (portrayed in the series by Poppy Gilbert, “Stay Close”) and Mr. Darcy (relative newcomer Victor Pilard) from authors inspired by Austen. This series, however, imagines the life of an overlooked Bennet sister.
Ella Bruccoleri (“Down Cemetery Road”) stars as Mary Bennet, the middle child of five sisters whose dominant quality in “Pride and Prejudice” is her serious plainness. In “The Other Bennet Sister,” Mary gets a more sympathetic characterization as she leads the series. Now less judgmental and moralistic and more headstrong and pragmatic — not unlike her sister Lizzie, really — Mary steps out of the confines of her family and discovers who she truly is on a transformational trip from Longbourn to London.
In the official trailer for the upcoming miniseries, it seems that, with the exception of her genial father, the other members of her family go to great lengths to confirm for Mary her outsider status. An uncomfortable conversation at the dining table over her new spectacles and a disappointed look from her mother as she sets her sights on Mary’s very beige attire for an outing make it clear that Mary must overcome her family’s low expectations of her and seek a kinder perspective of herself.
Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me,” 2018) is Mary’s father, Mr. Bennet, and Ruth Jones (“Gavin & Stacey”) stars as Mrs. Bennet. Alongside Gilbert as Lizzie, the rest of the sisters are Maddie Close in her first on-screen role as the
Laurie Davidson and Ella Bruccoleri in “The Other Bennet Sister”
eldest Bennet sister, Jane; Molly Wright (“The A Word”) as Kitty; and Grace Hogg-Robinson (“Miss Scarlet”) as the youngest, Lydia.
Also starring in the miniseries are Indira Varma (“The Night Manager”) as Mary’s aunt, Mrs. Gardiner; Richard Coyle (“The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”) as Mr. Gardiner; Tanya Reynolds (“Emma.,” 2020) as the well-connected social darling Caroline Bingley; Donal Finn (“Young Sherlock”) as Tom Hayward, a fast friend of Mary’s in London; and Varada Sethu (“Andor”) as Ann Baxter, another of Mary’s friends who has plans for marriage to Tom.
Laurie Davidson (“The Girlfriend”) stars as William Ryder, a romantic interest of Mary’s. The two meet at a games night set up by the Gardiners before Mary dazzles him with her wit and self-assurance between dances at a ball. A sort of courtship follows, however it is complicated by both Mary’s insistence that this visit to London is not explicitly a husband hunt and another suitor with an attractive unavailable quality.
In the trailer, Mary happily accepts a gift of a book from Tom, who promises that it will open her heart. Despite his arrangement with Ann and Mary’s connection with William, Tom confesses to Mary, “there is no one I long to talk to like I do you.” While Mary navigates the path to her future, her time in London has placed her at a proverbial fork in the road.
“If you are incapable of finding a match, then you shall remain here with me, instead,” Mrs. Bennet tells Mary in the trailer, reminding her of the reality of her standing and the high stakes of marriage. With relatively little money to their name and a succession of daughters, the best the Bennets have to offer their children is a chance to marry into wealth. With an unexpected love triangle at her feet, it is up to Mary what her next step will be.
“The Other Bennet Sister” was written by Sarah Quintrell (“The Power”) with the exception of the fourth episode, which was written by Maddie Dai (“We Were Dangerous,” 2024). Asim Abbasi (“The Famous Five”) and Jennifer Sheridan (“Extraordinary”) each directed five of the series’ 10 episodes.
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By Caroline Collacutt TV Media
Before the series makes its return to Food Network on Monday, May 11, join chefs Bobby Flay (“Beat Bobby Flay”) and Michael Symon (“Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out”) as they search for the country’s best barbecue cooks in seasons 1-6 of “BBQ Brawl,” now available to stream on HBO Max.
Led by the aforementioned celebrity chefs, this saucy, summer-loving series joins Flay and Symon as they mentor teams of respected pitmasters, leading their mentees through a myriad of increasingly difficult, barbecue-centred challenges. Together, they lead their team through regional menus, rib-eye challenges, fish-forward feasts, international favorites and even
“barbecue of the future,” sharing their creations with all-star judges such as Brooke Williamson (“Bobby’s Triple Threat”), Jet Tila (“Tournament of Champions”), Carson Kressley (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”) and more.
Throughout the seasons, fans are introduced to new captains — like Maneet Chauhan (“Chopped”) — new locations, new teammates and more as “BBQ Brawl” keeps the fires of competition burning from episode 1 to episode 52.
For those interested in what comes next, the upcoming return of “BBQ Brawl” kicks off the series’ seventh season, seeing the return of captains Flay and Chauhan as they lead an impressive group of 12 pitmasters through nine weeks of challenges at Star Hill Ranch in Austin, Texas.
Formerly a judge on the series, Williamson will return for Season 7 as well, working alongside newly minted boyfriend Flay — who announced her role while chatting with People at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival in February.
“Brooke has been a judge since almost the beginning, the second season, and she’s always wanted to be one of the mentors and cook on the show, and there was never sort of an opportunity for that,” Flay said.
Bobby Flay and Michael Symon of “BBQ Brawl”
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By Kimberly Tremblay TV Media
WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX
“Remarkably Bright Creatures” (2026)
An adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel, “Remarkably Bright Creatures” arrives Friday, May 8, on Netflix. Tova Sullivan (Sally Field, “Forrest Gump,” 1994) keeps to herself, working long nights at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, where mopping floors and caring for sea creatures briefly dull the pain of losing her son, Erik (Brandon McEwan, “Alter Boys”), after only his boat washed ashore 30 years ago. During her late shifts, she forms a close bond with Marcellus (voiced by Alfred Molina, “Spider-Man 2,” 2004), a perceptive octopus who watches those around him with surprising insight. But when Tova meets Cameron (Lewis Pullman, “Top Gun: Maverick,” 2022), a drifter who lands a job at the aquarium, she soon begins to suspect their lives, as well as Marcellus’, may be intertwined in more ways than one — with all roads leading back to her son’s 1989 disappearance. Also starring Colm Meaney (“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”), Joan Chen (“The Last Emperor,” 1987), Kathy Baker (“Picket Fences”), Beth Grant (“Little Miss Sunshine,” 2006) and Sofia Black-D’Elia (“Your Honor”), “Remarkably Bright Creatures” is directed by Olivia Newman (“Where the Crawdads Sing,” 2022).
“Legends”
Get ready to go undercover when creator Neil Forsyth’s (“Guilt”) series “Legends” premieres Thursday, May 7, on Netflix, with all six episodes available to stream. Set in the early 1990s, Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise is fighting a losing battle against the brutal drug cartels flooding Britain’s borders. Desperate times birth a radical solution as ordinary civil servants are plucked from their desk jobs, given new identities and are sent on a top-secret mission to infiltrate the country’s most notorious drug gangs. Starring Steve Coogan (“Stan & Ollie,” 2018)
as Don, the seasoned head of operations, and Tom Burke (“The Souvenir,” 2019) as Guy, “Legends” tells the remarkable true story of ordinary people plunged into the criminal underworld. As they’re forced to balance their double lives, they must earn the trust of ruthless traffickers, where one slip-up means certain death. With episodes directed by Brady Hood (“Top Boy”) and Julian Holmes (“The Boys”), the cast also features Hayley Squires (“I, Daniel Blake,” 2016), Tom Hughes (“About Time,” 2013), Aml Ameen (“The Maze Runner,” 2014) and Jasmine Blackborow (“The Gentlemen”).
WHAT’S NEW ON HBO MAX
“Song of the Samurai” - Season 1
Based on the Japanese manga series written by Shinya Umemura (“Record of Ragnarok”), Season 1 of “Song of the Samurai” premieres Saturday, May 9, on HBO Max. Set in Kyoto during the final years of Japan’s shogunate, the series follows the rise of the Shinsengumi, a samurai force assembled to maintain order across the city. At the center of the story is Toshizo, played by Yuki Yamada (“Tokyo Revengers,” 2021), tracing his
journey from street brawler to legendary leader of the swordsman group, where he meets Isami Kondo (Nobuyuki Suzuki, “The Shadow Strays,” 2024) and Soji Okita (Kanata Hosoda, “Bullet Train Explosion,” 2025) and forms a brotherhood that will be tested through loyalty, betrayal and war as the old shogunate crumbles. Directed by Kazutaka Watanabe (“Showtime 7,” 2025), the cast also includes Ayano Go (“The Light Shines Only There,” 2014) and Kento Nakajima (“Concordia”), with Akira Morii (“Kill Bill: Vol. 1,” 2003) serving as a producer.
WHAT’S
NEW ON SHUDDER
“The Terror: Devil in Silver” Behind the creaking doors of an old psychiatric hospital, a dark presence is ready to welcome you home. From executive producers Ridley Scott (“Alien,” 1979) and David W. Zucker (“Into the Storm,” 2009), “The Terror: Devil in Silver” arrives on Shudder Thursday, May 7. This third installment of “The Terror” anthology series is inspired by Victor LaValle’s (“The Ballad of Black Tom”) bestselling novel of the same name. Set in Queens, New York, the New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital stirs unease among all those who walk its halls as the
crumbling institution holds inside all those society would rather forget. Dan Stevens (“Abigail,” 2024) stars as Pepper, a working-class mover who is committed to the facility after an incident with three police officers escalates to violence. Inside, he discovers a terrifying creature that, to the naked eye, he can only describe as a “devil” with the head of a bison. As the devilish presence stalks the halls at night and preys on the hospital’s most vulnerable patients, Pepper “must contend with patients working against him [and] doctors harboring grim secrets” (per Shudder). As he searches for a way out, he finds that the only path to freedom is to face the devil himself — but doing so may prove that the worst demons of all live inside him. The series also stars Judith Light (“Who’s the Boss?”), CCH Pounder (“The Shield”), Aasif Mandvi (“Evil”) and John Benjamin Hickey (“The Big C”).
WHAT’S NEW ON PEACOCK
“M.I.A.” - Season 1
Revenge knows no limits in Peacock’s new series, “M.I.A.,” premiering on the streamer Thursday, May 7. The series stars Shannon Gisela (“Strip Law”) as Etta, a young woman who has long been tied to her family’s drug-running operation in the Florida Keys. But when a devastating tragedy destroys the business and leaves most of her family dead, Etta is forced into Miami’s neon-lit criminal underworld. Driven by revenge, she sets out to hunt the men responsible for the attack, even as they close in on her. By Etta’s side are her new friends, Lovely (Brittany Adebumola, “4400”) and Stanley (Dylan T. Jackson, “City on Fire”), bringing together Latinos and Haitians, two of the largest communities in Miami. “M.I.A.” hails from writer and executive producer Bill Dubuque, who previously co-created the Netflix series “Ozark.” Karen Campbell (“Outlander”) will serve as executive producer and showrunner, with “High Potential’s” Alethea Jones directing the season.
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By Adam Thomlison TV Media
Q: Was that Kelly Reilly I saw in an old episode of “Poirot”? (I have them all on DVD.)
A: One of the great joys of rewatching old, guest star-hungry shows like “Poirot” (for anyone unfamiliar, picture a very British kind of “Law & Order”) is the before-they-were-stars spotting.
The series, which started in the U.K. but aired over here on both PBS and A&E, aired 13 seasons across 24 years. In that time, it gave a huge number of actors an early leg up in their careers — stars of today such as Michael Fassbender (“Prometheus,” 2012), Emily Blunt (“Edge of Tomorrow,” 2014) and, yes, future “Yellowstone” lead Kelly Reilly.
When her episode, titled “Sad Cypress” (adapting the Agatha Christie novel of the same name), aired in 2003, Reilly had only appeared in a bunch of similar projects — guest roles in British TV shows. It’s worth noting at this point that she is, herself, English — this may surprise people who only know her as “Yellowstone’s” hard-as-nails Montana rancher Beth Dutton.
Reilly had just done a supporting role in her first major film a year earlier — and that was still a relatively unknown European art-house dramedy, 2002’s “The Spanish Apartment.”
She was still a couple of years away from real, mainstream exposure, first in the 2005 bigscreen adaptation of “Pride & Prejudice,” then a few years later in the 2009 blockbuster “Sherlock Holmes,” playing Mary Morstan, future
wife of the legendary detective’s (Robert Downey Jr., “Iron Man,” 2008) companion Dr. John Watson (Jude Law, “Closer,” 2004).
Q: Where is Jane Lynch nowadays? I haven’t seen much of her since “Glee.”
A: It’s hard to explain what Jane Lynch (“A Mighty Wind,” 2003) has been doing except to say “a little bit of everything.” She has an incredible 490 credits on her resume, most of which have come after the end of her beloved musical comedy series “Glee” in 2015.
Sitcom guest spots? Check. She is a recurring character in NBC sitcom “Happy’s Place,” most recently showing up a couple of weeks ago.
Gritty crime shows? Check. She just did an episode of “Law & Order” and also had a recurring character role in “Criminal Minds” up until 2020.
Prestige comedy? She had a key supporting
role in the multi-award-winning Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building.”
She has a key sideline in game shows, as the ongoing host of the latest revival of “The Weakest Link” and previously the host of “Hollywood Game Night” until 2020.
Lately, and not surprising for a “Glee” graduate, a lot of her time has been taken up with stage work. She’s been touring the U.S. with her musical comedy stage show, “The Trouble With Angels,” alongside longtime theatrical partner Kate Flannery (whom you probably know as Meredith from “The Office”). She’s also been staying put and doing Broadway — she did a revival of “Funny Girl” in 2022 and 2023.
But Gleeks will be pleased to know that TV comedy remains Lynch’s bread and butter. She just shot a new sitcom pilot for NBC — a so-faruntitled two-hander that puts her opposite another Fox-sitcom veteran, Katey Sagal (“Married... With Children”). It’s still in production, so we don’t know yet when it will come out — or if it ever will (it’s never a guarantee with pilots).
Q: When is Martin McDonagh’s next movie coming out? I loved “The Banshees of Inisherin.”
A: Though it might seem like a long time for fans, Irish auteur Martin McDonagh (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” 2017) would argue that his next film is coming out right on time.
When his next movie, “Wild Horse Nine,” is re-
leased this November, it will have been four years since his last, critical darling 2022’s “The Banshees of Inisherin.”
If anything, McDonagh is actually getting more prolific. There were five-year gaps between his three previous films, with “Inisherin” coming out in 2022, “Three Billboards” in 2017 and “Seven Psychopaths” in 2012.
This new one promises to be just as buzzy as those. Indeed, the trailer had only been out for a matter of hours when GoldDerby.com, a website devoted to tracking screen awards, referred to “Wild Horse Nine” as “McDonagh’s next Oscar contender.”
It certainly has the cast for it. It stars famed actor’s actor John Malkovich (“In the Line of Fire,” 1993) and frequent collaborator Sam Rockwell (“Moon,” 2009), the latter of whom won the supporting-star Oscar for “Three Billboards.”
“Wild Horse Nine” also continues McDonagh’s penchant for setting his films in rare locations. Having previous gone from old Europe (2008’s “In Bruges”), to rural America (“Three Billboards”), to even-more-rural Ireland (“Banshees”), he now drops his stars all the way out on Easter Island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, with Malkovich and Rockwell playing CIA agents dispatched there on a case in the early 1970s.
