THE BIG SCREEN/MOVIES
Netflix announced they will release Enola Holmes 3 on July 1st. Philip Barantini directs the latest installment, with Millie Bobby Brown and Louis Partridge set to lead the film. Also starring in the project are Himesh Patel, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sharon Duncan-Brewster. Based on The Enola Holmes Mysteries by Nancy Springer, the film follows detective Enola Holmes to Malta, where personal and professional dreams collide in a case more tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before. The previous two films followed Enola as she followed in the footsteps of her famous brother, Sherlock Holmes (Cavill), solving mysteries all across London.
Adam Gyngell and Fred Fernandez-Armesto are set to write the English-language remake of the French thriller Boîte Noire (Black Box) for Netflix, to be helmed by Tim Fehlbaum, director of the Oscar-nominated September 5. A paranoid thriller in the tradition of The Conversation and The Parallax View, Black Box follows an NTSB black box analyst who, after being assigned to investigate the aftermath of a catastrophic plane crash, uncovers chilling audio anomalies that no one else seems willing to acknowledge. As he digs deeper for the truth, he provokes powerful forces determined to silence him before he exposes a shocking conspiracy.
Netflix unveiled a premiere date for The Whisper Man, its psychological thriller based on Alex North’s bestselling novel, starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott. The film will release globally on Netflix August 28. The story follows a widowed crime writer who, when his eight-year-old son is abducted, looks for help from his estranged father, a retired former police detective—only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as “The Whisper Man.” James Ashcroft (The Rule of Jenny Pen) directed from a script by Ben Jacoby and Chase Palmer, with Hamish Linklater, Owen Teague, Acston Luca Porto, and Will Brill rounding out the cast.
Chris Evans (Avengers) is joining the crime-thriller My Darling California, the next project for writer-director Elijah Bynum (Magazine Dreams). The movie stars Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Chris Pine (Star Trek franchise), Mikey Madison (Anora), Charles Melton (May December), and Don Cheadle (Ocean’s franchise). Evans takes over from previously announced Josh Brolin in the movie, with the latter dropping out due to scheduling. Set in 1980 Los Angeles, the film will chart how a single crime weaves together the lives of a TV host, his restless wife, a country music idol, two small-time crooks, and an ex-con, all of whom are chasing the promise of a better life. Filming is being lined up for late summer/September.
TELEVISION/STREAMING
Netflix has landed its latest Harlan Coben adaptation with a British version of his 2007 thriller, The Woods, which was already adapted by Netflix in Poland several years ago. Tom Bateman (Based on a True Story) plays Paul “Cope” Copeland, whose sister Camille vanished from a summer camp, a loss that tore his family apart. Now a top barrister and devoted single father to 10-year-old daughter Cami, Cope appears to have rebuilt his life. But when the body of a man turns up—20 years after the man was supposedly murdered alongside Camille—Cope becomes convinced his sister may have made it out of the woods alive too. Determined to uncover the truth, Cope reunites with his first love, Lucy Silverfield (Michelle Keegan), and together they begin a search for answers, unearthing years of lies, cover-ups, and family secrets that threaten to destroy everything he has built. Other cast members include Mandeep Dhillon (MobLand), Pearce Quigley (The Gentlemen), Rade Sherbedgia (Downton Abbey), Shannon Watson (The Jetty), James Buckley (The Inbetweeners), Amelia Eve (Bly Manor), Pamela Nomvete (Nightsleeper), and Kerry Howard (Him and Her).
Last week, it was announced that Helena Bonham Carter was exiting the fourth season of The White Lotus after shooting had already begun, and this week, the production announced it had filled the unexpected vacancy with Oscar winner Laura Dern, a longtime collaborator and friend of series creator Mike White. Dern is not a complete stranger to The White Lotus; she did an uncredited voice cameo in Season 2 of the murder mystery as Abby, the estranged wife of Dominic Di Grasso (Michael Imperioli). The White Lotus Season 4 follows a new group of White Lotus hotel guests and employees over a week during the Cannes Film Festival. Dern joins the rest of the cast for the new installment, which includes Vincent Cassel, Steve Coogan, Caleb Jonte Edwards, Dylan Ennis, Corentin Fila, Ari Graynor, Marissa Long, Alexander Ludwig, Chris Messina, AJ Michalka, Kumail Nanjiani, and Nadia Tereszkiewicz.
ITV officially confirmed the highly anticipated return of its popular detective series, Grace, with a seventh series commission. The Brighton-based drama will return next year, to answer the desperate questions left hanging after series six’s unforgettable finale, which culminated in the dramatic, edge-of-your-seat kidnapping at the wedding of Roy Grace and Cleo Morey. John Simm reprises his iconic role as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, to be joined by co-stars Richie Campbell, returning as the ever reliable DI Glenn Branson, and Zoë Tapper, who plays the newly imperilled Cleo Morey. The new series will feature four standalone films, based on characters from the best-selling Roy Grace novels by globally renowned author Peter James: When You Are Dead and Picture You Dead, with the remaining titles to be confirmed as the series is developed. The stellar supporting cast is also set to return, including Laura Elphinstone as the tenacious DS Bella Moy and Brad Morrison as DC Nick Nicholl.
Ulrich Thomsen (Banshee), Erik Svedberg-Zelman (Paradise), John Larroquette (Night Court), and Rob Yang (Succession) have joined the cast of Bishop, Prime Video‘s upcoming thriller drama series. The drama centers on homicide detective Bishop Graves (Joel Kinnaman), who will put all of his skills to the test in the hunt for an elusive killer targeting San Francisco’s moneyed class. As this increasingly audacious killer develops a devoted following among the city’s powerless, Bishop becomes convinced these murders connect back to SF’s most powerful man, his own father, Lincoln Graves (John Malkovich). In recurring roles, Thomsen will play Oliver’s uncle, and Erik Svedberg-Zelman will play Asker’s nephew. Casting announcements for Oliver and Asker have yet to be released. As guest stars, Larroquette will play a billionaire businessman and friend of Lincoln Graves, and Yang will play a successful developer and investor. The main cast also includes Jennifer Jason Leigh as Jillian Graves, Lincoln Graves’ sister, and aunt to Bishop Graves; Jordana Brewster as Kat Claiborne, a seasoned inspector at the San Francisco Police Department; Harry Treadaway as Wyatt; and Xavier Samuel as Anthony ‘Ant’ Graves, Bishop Graves younger brother.
Matlock is getting a shorter season on CBS, after the network revealed the Kathy Bates-led drama wouldn’t be returning until the mid-season, with only 13 episodes. CBS also revealed that three other projects would be coming back with fewer episodes than we’ve come to expect. Fire Country will depart the lineup early next season, with a 13-episode Season 5 order, down from 20 this season. NCIS: Origins is getting a reduced Season 3 order and will be replaced in the 10 PM time slot by NCIS: Sydney in midseason, with both Origins and Sydney each producing 10 episodes next season, down from 18 and 20, respectively, this season.
PODCASTS/RADIO/AUDIO
Five strangers are waiting on a train platform. When the train arrives in five minutes, one of them will die. That's the premise of Ilona Bannister's novel, Five. She spoke with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe on Weekend Edition Sunday.
Debbi Mack's latest guest on the Crime Cafe podcast was screenwriter, director, and producer Gregory Poirier, talking about his debut novel, A Thousand Cuts.
On the latest Crime Time FM, Andrea Mara chatted with Paul Burke about her new psychological thriller, Such a Nice Girl; redundancy-serendipity; sisters, friends, and family, and more.
Meet the Thriller Author welcomed Rea Frey, talking with host Alan Peterson about her new psychological thriller, Dear Mother.
On the Poisoned Pen podcast, Barbara Peters was in conversation with author Marie Benedict to discuss Benedict's new book, Daughter of Egypt.
Murder Junction hosts, Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee, explored the early history of MI6, Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, discussed MI5's recommendations on how to be a spy, and chatted about Q's first outing as amateur detective in Vaseem's new paperback, Quantum of Menace.
Outliers' Get to Know hosts DP Lyle and Kathleen Antrim had a fun conversation with author and Killer Nashville founder, Clay Stafford.
On Pick Your Poison, Dr. Jen Prosser investigated a candy that can kill you, with a flavor so beloved, it was found in King Tut's tomb, and also, something that might make camels less thirsty.
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