THE BIG SCREEN/MOVIES
Charlotte Kirk (Duchess) and Jesse Kove (Cobra Kai) are set to star in the thriller, Don’t Forget Me Tomorrow, based on the novel by A.L. Jackson, with filming set to begin in New Mexico in August. Kirk will play Dakota Cooper, a single mother trying to rebuild her life in a small town when a mysterious figure from her past returns forcing her to confront old secrets, rekindled love, and new danger. Kove plays Ryder Nash, an enigmatic ex-con whose return threatens to unravel and ultimately redefine Dakota’s carefully rebuilt life. Actor Darren Weiss (Tin Soldier) plays Cody, Dakota’s loyal but conflicted brother, and Alessandra Williams (Mile 22) will portray Paisley, Dakota’s confidante, with Lina Maya (Fight Or Flight) rounding out the cast as antagonist Pearl, one of the posse opposing Ryder Nash.
Sunrise Films has picked up the Irish crime-thriller, Amongst The Wolves, for U.S. distribution, with plans to release the film in a handful of U.S. theaters and on digital platforms beginning July 11. The project, from filmmaker Mark O’Connor, is set against the backdrop of Dublin’s underworld and follows Danny (Luke McQuillan), a homeless ex-soldier battling PTSD, whose chance encounter with a runaway teen, Will (Daniel Fee), sparks an unlikely alliance. As they’re hunted by a ruthless drug gang led by the menacing Power (Aidan Gillen), their fight for survival becomes a journey of redemption.
Neon will be releasing filmmaker Chloe Domont's latest thriller, A Place in Hell, from MRC and Rian Johnson's (Knives Out) T-Street Productions in U.S. markets. The thriller follows two women at a high-profile criminal law firm and stars five-time Oscar-nominee Michelle Williams, along with Daisy Edgar Jones and Andrew Scott.
Film Noir Foundation president and founder, Eddie Muller, returns to Portland's Hollywood Theatre July 11-13 for NOIR CITY: Portland, a 3-day festival of both classic and obscure noir films from the 1940s and 1950s. This year's films star the six actresses profiled in Muller's Dark City Dames, including Jane Greer, Marie Windsor, Audrey Totter, Evelyn Keyes, Coleen Gray, and Ann Savage, who display their brilliance in, respectively, Out of the Past (1947); The Narrow Margin (1952); Alias Nick Beal (1949); 99 River Street (1951); The Killing (1956); and Detour (1945).
TELEVISION/STREAMING
ITV is turning to the serial killer genre with The Dark, an adaptation of GR Halliday’s novel, From the Shadows. The story follows Scottish detective Monica Kennedy who finds the body of a young man and fears this is just the beginning of a terrifying campaign that will strike at the heart of a rural community. As paranoia rises, suspicions and secrets are forced into the light, and the locals start to realize there is a serial killer hidden amongst them.
Emmy winner Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos; White Lotus) is set to star opposite Patrick Dempsey in Memory of a Killer, the new straight-to-series thriller drama via Warner Bros Television and Fox Entertainment. Memory of a Killer, from writers Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone, is inspired by the award-winning 2003 Belgian thriller, De Zaak Alzheimer (La Memoire Du Tueur), and follows Angelo Ledda (Dempsey), a hitman who is leading a dangerous double life while hiding an even deadlier personal secret: He has developed early-onset Alzheimer’s. Imperioli will star as Dutch, an accomplished Italian chef who owns a restaurant in the Bronx, a stalwart establishment that is also a front for Dutch’s less sociable activities, such as running a criminal enterprise. As ruthless and mercurial as he is affable, Dutch is Angelo’s oldest friend, as well as his employer — he gives Angelo the targets for his hits.
Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us) has signed on to co-star in Channel 4's thriller drama, Maya, with Ramsey playing the teenage daughter of Anna (Daisy Haggard). The pair leave their lives in London and are forced into a witness protection program with new identities in a small rural Scottish town. The trauma of their past continues to haunt them as they attempt to settle into a new life, with two hitmen intent on tracking them down.
The CW has set Wednesday, September 24 for the Season 1 premiere of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent. The network in May announced a two-season order for the drama series based on the classic format from Dick Wolf and developed by Rene Balcer for Universal Television. (Season 2 is slated to air in 2026.) The spin-off stars Aden Young (Rectify) and Kathleen Munroe (City on Fire), and follows the Specialized Criminal Investigations Unit’s detective duo, Detective Sergeants Henry Graff (Young) and Frankie Bateman (Munroe), as they investigate high-profile homicides in Canada’s largest metropolis. Their unique investigative skills are showcased through psychological tactics, with a heavy focus on the motives and actions of the criminals.
Netflix axed the Shondaland murder mystery, The Residence, which premiered in late March. The White House murder mystery stars Uzo Aduba and is based on Kate Andersen Brower’s book, The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House. Aduba plays Cordelia Cupp, the "greatest detective in the world," and if the series had gone forward, the plan was for it to become an anthology with Cupp taking on a new case each season.
PODCASTS/RADIO/AUDIO
Crime Time FM's series on Cozy Crime featured a chat with Rev. Richard Coles, TE "Tim" Kinsey, and Marnie Riches, as well as a new Desert Island Books installment.
Murder Junction spoke with broadcaster and crime writer, Steph McGovern, about her debut thriller, Deadline, her engineering chops, and her passion for Irish dancing.
Meet the Thriller Author interviewed Alex R. Johnson, an award-winning writer and filmmaker, about his debut novel, Brooklyn Motto.
Write Place, Wrong Crime welcomed Scott McCrea to talk about his adventure novels, thrillers, and westerns, and a little Star Trek, too.
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