Loved It's A Sin? What to watch next - from Pose to Russell T Davies' Cucumber

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRenée Zellweger has lined up another TV role with NBCUniversal. Variety has learned exclusively that the actress is set to star in the drama “Avenger Field” that is in development at Peacock.The one-hour drama series, which hails from MGM Television, tells the story of those that established a clandestine all female US Airforce program called the WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots) to battle Hitler from home. Inspired by the true story of WASP leader Jackie Cohran (Zellweger) and the diverse group of women who fought the system, skeptics and even sabotage to bring everyone home safely.Felicia D.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorApple has snared rights to a Friday-night package of Major League Baseball games, extending Silicon Valley’s reach into the world of sports.The consumer-electronics manufacturer no doubt hopes an attractive passel of sports rights will bring new viewership to its Apple TV Plus streaming service, which vies for consumer attention and subscription dollars with Disney’s Disney Plus and Netflix, among others, and Apple’s deal only adds to pressures on leagues and media companies to include streaming rights in sports deals. Indeed, ESPN has over the past few years kept streaming rights paramount in its deal making, and the company’s Hulu already shows some live NHL games as part of a deal between the league and sister outlet ESPN.

Chris Willman Music WriterIt was as if the Academy of Country Music Awards put up a dare to the upcoming Grammys: Not only are we going to do a show out of Las Vegas a month ahead of yours, but we’re going to do at a stadium, we’re going to do it with four stages, we’re going to do it with no commercials (except for plenty of Prime Video trailers), and we’re going to bring it in at 2 hours, 1 minute and 24 seconds.The ACMs may not have been “Music’s Biggest Night,” but it was Music’s Most Concise Night.“We’re making history tonight,” host Dolly Parton said at the top of the show. “For the first time, we’re coming to you from Allegiant Stadium, and for the first time, we are streaming on Prime Video” — and, although it went unsaid, the truly historic part was not having a network or even cable broadcast component for a major awards show.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterIMDb TV is keeping Judge Judy Sheindlin in session. Amazon’s free streamer has renewed “Judy Justice” for a second season after the first batch of episodes drew 25 million hours viewed by users to date.Sheindlin’s second act after the end of the long-running, iconic daytime series “Judge Judy,” “Judy Justice” launched on IMDb TV last November.

K.J. Yossman Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall met her on-screen counterpart in London on Tuesday.The duchess, who is set to become queen consort when her husband Prince Charles takes the throne someday, held a reception for female leaders at her royal residence, Clarence House, in honor of International Women’s Day.

Boris Johnson led a packed House in a rare standing ovation following President Zelenskyy’s rousing speech.President Zelenskyy was described on US TV as "Churchill With A Social Media Account" for his stirring rhetoric and there's enormous support for him here in the UK.London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed a campaign which could force the Russian Embassy to change its address to Zelenskyy Avenue. after Kensington council is being petitioned to rename Kensington Palace Gardens in honour of the Ukrainian president."Britain must shame Putin at every possible opportunity," said Layla Moran MP, the Lib Dems' foreign affairs spokesperson.

Everton too good to go down? The argument should now be: Are the Toffees good enough to stay up?Never before in their top-flight history have the Blues played 25 games and been sat on just 22 points.They are facing the prospect of returning to the second tier for the first time in 68 years as they sit one point above the Premier League drop zone.Not just because of the position they’re in now, but also because of what is coming for Frank Lampard’s side.If getting hammered 5-0 by Tottenham on Monday wasn’t enough, up next is the visit of Wolves.Then a clash with fellow relegation battlers Newcastle before a run of West Ham, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.Considering they have won just two of their last 19 league games in a run which has included 14 defeats, it’s not easy to see how the Toffees get out of this situation.“I’ve got no problem with the challenge because I knew exactly what it was when I came here,” said Lampard.But did he really think it would be this bad?The Everton boss can take solace from the fact out of four games at Goodison Park since he’s taken over they’ve won three.But two of those have been FA Cup games and now next week’s quarter-final at Crystal Palace seems more of a distraction, which is causing a backlog in fixtures with four games now needing to be rescheduled.Recovering from a one-sided mauling at Spurs is going to be difficult, too.If Lampard wasn’t aware of the real character inside his dressing room, he would have surely found out on Monday night.But it isn’t just character; there is a lack of form and quality all over the pitch, particularly in defence.They’ve conceded 46 goals this season with only Leeds, Watford and Norwich letting in more.Injuries aren’t helping, either, but

Hollyoaks, after her villainous partner Ethan entrusts an important job to her.While she attempts to carry out the task, her ex-boyfriend Ste resorts to desperate measures after he fails to convince her to stop helping Ethan.What will happen to Sienna? And will she finally see the error of her ways? Viewers will have to wait and see.While viewers have been through many ups and downs with Sienna Blake over the past decade, actress Anna Passey's life could not be more different.Daily Star takes a look at Anna's life - from her co-star romances, to her interesting business sideline.While Anna Passey is well known for playing Sienna Blake, the actress began her acting career in 2007 with a role in the TV film Last Flight to Kuwait.Following roles in films including Two Days In The Smoke and TV series including Free Rein, it was not long before her acting talents were noticed by soap bosses - with Anna landing her now famous role as Sienna Blake in Hollyoaks in 2012.She has since played Sienna for over 10 years, and during that time has been involved in some huge storylines including the birth of Sienna's twins and the character's battle with cancer.Following the cancer story line, Anna paid tribute to the people who shared their own experiences of the disease with the actress and praised the soap's writers, saying in a tweet: "Shout out to all the amazing real life women who shared their experiences of cancer in pregnancy with me to help me with this storyline."I'm so proud of @Hollyoaks for telling this story."Talking about the story to Digital Spy, Anna also added: "Apparently it happens quite a lot – where people don't have smear tests, don't get checked out, then they get pregnant and it's the first time anyone really

“It’s A Sin,” the UK miniseries that debuted in America on HBO Max February 18, began its long gestation in the mind of out screenwriter Russell T. Davies back in 1995, even before he wrote his first high-profile gay TV drama, “Queer as Folk.” 

Olly Alexander, the lead singer of Years & Years, is starring in the new HBO Max limited series It’s a Sin and he’s opening up about his work on the show.

Sir Elton John has told Olly Alexander that his It's A Sin character reminded him of his "naughty" younger self.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor It’s hard to imagine now, but “Queer As Folk” wasn’t immediately embraced in all corners of the LGBT community. “I remember when we went to film on Canal Street — it’s the gay quarter in Manchester — and there were bar owners who objected to the title,” “Queer” creator Russell T Davies tells me from his home in Wales.

As Russell T. Davies tells it, he could have written his acclaimed new series “It’s a Sin” a while ago, but, busy with all sorts of other projects, he didn’t get around to it until recently. The openly gay driving force behind both the UK and American versions of “Queer as Folk,” as well as a writer for “A Very English Scandal” and the remount of “Doctor Who,” he’s nonetheless happy to get his story of friendship during the beginning of the AIDS crisis out into the world. “I’ve been heading up to it all these years,” he told Georgia Voice.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticIn 2019, British television writer and producer Russell T Davies turned his attention to the future with the gripping limited series “Years and Years.” Now, he’s transporting us to a past that seems both distant and all too recent.“It’s a Sin,” which launches this month on HBO Max after a run on Britain’s Channel 4, follows a group of friends living in London through the 1980s — a decade that begins, for them, with the promise of liberation and moves, as the AIDS epidemic takes root, towards isolation and pain. The series demonstrates once again Davies’ masterful control of tone, shifting in five episodes from joy to the harder-won pleasures of solidarity in the face of crisis to — finally — tragedy.

Serving up Soft Cell on the soundtrack, and a sea of small-town boys in stonewashed jeans, HBO Max’s era-spanning limited series It’s a Sin (★★★★☆) brings ’80s London roaring back to life. The ensemble dramedy from Queer As Folk creator Russell T.

Pet Shop Boys‘ classic song ‘It’s A Sin’ has seen a huge increase in sales and streaming following the success of Russell T.

. Following LGBTQ-centric shows like,, and 2020’s, he shifts focus to the 1980s, to explore the lives of twentysomething gay men living in London as they face the growing and deadly AIDS crisis.

Russell T. Davies knew that a drama about the AIDS crisis was going to be a tough subject to sell to audiences.

direct to your inboxIt's the most talked about TV drama of 2021 and Catherine Tyldesley has shown her love for It's A Sin by modelling a T-shirt in its honour.

BBC is under threat of extinction from rival streaming services.Davies, who created hit new Channel 4 drama It’s A Sin, said the increasing presence of services such as Netflix leaves traditional broadcasters with a difficult road forwards.Asked whether terrestrial UK broadcasters are under threat from streaming services and heading for extinction in an interview on That Gaby Roslin Podcast, Davies replied: “I think the BBC is, right now in front of us,” adding that he doesn’t think TV as a whole is under threat.“We’re in a golden age for drama, the amount of author-owned, personal drama pieces that are being broadcast is 10 times the number than in the 60s,” he added.“People say Play For Today was the height of television.

direct to your inbox Unless you’ve been living under a rock (and who could blame you at this point), you’ll no doubt have heard about the latest Channel 4 series It’s A Sin. The series focuses on a group of young individuals in London during the HIV and AIDS crisis in the 1980s.The five-part show has already broken records and has helped Channel 4 achieve its best ever monthly viewing figures on its All 4 streaming platform.