Normal People's Paul Mescal jogs shirtless in tight white shorts while wearing famous chain

Anna Marie de la Fuente ZDF Enterprises, to be rebranded ZDF Studios in April, has snagged worldwide distribution rights to the topical post-WWII dramatic series “Between Two Worlds” (“Ein Hauch Von Amerika”).Skein is set in a fictional German town in the ’50s where a robust U.S. military presence is impacting the lives of its people, in particular the two young friends Marie and Erika, whose relationships with their family, community and each other are put to the test by the presence of a U.S.

Jamie Lang Norwegian broadcaster NRK has boarded Hummelfilm’s coming-of-age crime drama series “Nowheresville,” one of 10 projects participating in this year’s Berlin Co-Pro Series where producer Marte Hansen and series creator-director Rebecca W. Kjellmann are virtually pitching the series to potential partners, financers and broadcasters.Development on the project is already well underway, with four finished scripts and outlines for the show’s other four episodes already banked.“We are currently continuing the writing process, while working on the financing and production set-up for the series,” the partners explained to Variety before pitching in Berlin.

Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson have been announced as the hosts for the US' answer to Eurovision, the American Song Contest. 

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentZDF Enterprises and the U.K.-based Parsonage Productions are developing a new drama, “The Bronte Girls,” a fictional account of the last summer which the three Bronte sisters spent together.The drama is based on the stage play of the same name by New York-based playwright Caroline Franklin (“Last Night at the Carmine”). Franklin will adapt the drama for the small screen with the British writer-director Darcia Martin (“Riches,” “Shakespeare & Hathaway,”Call the Midwife”).The initial series, structured as a six-part drama, will be executive produced by Harvey Myman, Patty Lenahan Ishimoto and Patrick Irwin, who first worked together on A+E Networks’ U..K.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video and Germany’s Leonine Studios are expanding their existing partnership with a multi-year license agreement.Under the deal, Prime Video gets exclusive second window SVOD-rights for a six-month period to upcoming theatrical feature films and home entertainment titles from Leonine’s slate and also includes non-exclusive SVOD rights to titles from Leonine’s content library.Titles include Keanu Reeves’ “John Wick 4” and its spin-off “Ballerina,” starring Ana de Armas; Channing Tatum’s directorial debut “Dog”; Roland Emmerich’s “Moonfall,” starring Halle Berry; Nicolas Cage action-comedy “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”; Guillaume Canet’s “Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom,” with Gilles Lellouche, Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel and soccer star Zlatan Imbrahimović; Jennifer Lopez starrer “Shotgun Wedding”; and Leonine Studios co-production “The School of Magical Animals 2,” the sequel to Germany’s most successful theatrical release of 2021. Leonine Studios CEO Fred Kogel said: “It’s fantastic that we can expand our long-standing partnership with Prime Video by this agreement and achieve another important milestone for our licensing business with premium content.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has dropped the trailer for “Standing-Up,” the new show by Fanny Herrero, the creator of French hit series “Call My Agent!”“Standing-Up” follows Aïssatou, Nezir, Bling and Apolline, four artists from different backgrounds who are trying to break into the world of stand-up comedy. They meet every day at the Drôle, a Parisian comedy club, where they come to practice their art: making people laugh.

Marta Balaga Danish helmer Lone Scherfig is already developing the second season of “The Shift”, she revealed on Monday during an online Berlinale Series Market talk “From Film to Series.”Set in a maternity ward and starring Sofie Gråbøl and Pål Sverre Hagen, it’s the first series as a showrunner for Scherfig, who in 2019 opened Berlinale with “The Kindness of Strangers” and won a Silver Bear for “Italian for Beginners.”“It’s a tribute to the people who work in the healthcare system under extreme pressure, to the care and the love they show, even despite tough working conditions,” she said. “The Shift” is produced by Creative Alliance, with Beta Film handling the sales.

Emilio Mayorga Carla Simón’s first feature “Summer 1993” was a knockout; a Generation Kplus and Best First Feature award winner at the 2017 Berlinale and Spain’s 2018 Oscars submission, winning three Spanish Academy Goya Awards. The director has since become a reference within a new wave of Catalan women filmmakers that have broken out to considerable box office and festival success.Now, Simón competes in Berlin’s main competition with her sophomore effort “Alcarràs,” exploring her own roots through her adoptive mother’s family.Set in the so-called Catalan Far West, in a small village near Lleida, the film is shot entirely using non-professional actors.

The star of Normal People, Paul Mescal, is planning on raffling of the chain he wears in the hit programme in order to raise money for a suicide prevention charity.The jewellery item has already garnered so much attention that it has its own Instagram account with 167k followers.The star is set to raffle it off the chain, made of white gold and designed by Roxanne First, in aid of Pieta, a charity based in Ireland that supports those that are self-harming or have suicidal thoughts. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK's daily newsletter.

Normal People star Paul Mescal set pulses racing during an outing in East London during the sunny Bank Holiday.

Connell's chain could be yours — for a good cause

Normal People's Paul Mescal marked his co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones’ birthday with a sweet tribute.

Normal People's Paul Mescal marked his co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones’ birthday with a sweet tribute. Since Normal People aired on BBC Three, Daisy Edgar-Jones, who plays Marianne Sheridan, and Paul Mescal, 24, who plays Connell Waldron, have shot to to stardom.

Normal People star Paul Mescal is raffling off his chain in order to raise money for a suicide prevention charity.

NORMAL People star Paul Mescal says he would relish the chance to return for season 2 – but claims it’s “not on the cards”. Paul played Connell Waldron, the male lead in Rooney's novel of young love, and the subsequent 12-part BBC adaptation by the same name which has been a lockdown smash hit.

Former Coronation Street cast member Paula Lane, 34, has sparked a frenzy on Instagram after sharing a selfie displaying her new look inspired by Normal People’s Marianne Sheridan [played by Daisy Edgar-Jones].

While we’ve all been enamoured with the palpable chemistry between on-screen cute couple Connell and Marianne, it’s safe to say that the pair seem to have just as sweet a connection off-screen too. The nickname Daisy has for her co-star is proof in the pudding. 

Normal People’s Paul Mescal is definitely making the most of his exercise time during lockdown.

From the stunning scenery to the graphic sex scenes, it’s the TV show everyone is talking about.

Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones says she has taken her clothes off so often on TV she may now become a full-time nudist.

NORMAL People's Daisy Edgar-Jones reveals the 'no-go areas' when filming sex scenes. Since the show debuted on BBC it has certainly got everyone talking and one of the reasons for that is the number of raunchy scenes that are involved.