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EXCLUSIVE: Sadie Sink, known for her fan-favorite starring role as Max Mayfield on Netflix’s Stranger Things, and soon-to-be seen in Darren Aronofsky’s praised Venice Film Festival drama The Whale, has signed with WME for representation.

Bridgerton star Golda Rosheuvel, who plays Queen Charlotte in the smash Netflix series and its spin-off, has signed up for The Dream Lands, the BBC‘s TV adaptation of Rosa Rankin-Gee’s apocalyptic climate change novel.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Emma Thompson, Anna Friel, Christopher Eccleston, Julian Ovenden and Rebecca Root have joined the cast of queer drama feature “Hear Me Roar.” The script is co-written by Lisa McMullin and Ashley Bayston, whose story it tells. The feature will be directed by Amy Coop and produced by Darren Stuart and David Nichols. “Hear Me Roar” tells the story of a transgender woman who, in 2000, took on the British government in a lengthy legal battle which would change the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the U.K.

Emma Thompson, Anna Friel and Christopher Eccleston are aboard Hear Me Roar, a movie telling the story of a transgender woman who took on the British government in a legal battle over her marriage.

Former Hollyoaks star Callum Kerr has announced his engagement to girlfriend Lauren Stacy in a sweet Instagram post.The 30 year old actor, who played PC George Kiss on the Channel 4 soap from 2020 to 2021, was involved in a storyline investigating county lines drug dealing in the village. His character was stationed at Hollyoaks High to combat drug dealing on school grounds, where he met John Paul McQueen (James Sutton).Their relationship turned violent due to George's jealousy of James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan) and Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson), JP's ex-partners. The real killer was never found, leading to John Paul's relapse into alcoholism.

K.J. Yossman Anna Friel and Anna Maxwell Martin are set to star in a new BBC drama from “Time” creator Jimmy McGovern. The as yet untitled 90-minute drama will explore the themes of grooming and sexual abuse in the context of one family, the Mitchell family, who must grapple with the aftermath of abuse after the perpetrator – a relative – is released from prison.

Anna Friel, David Threlfall and Anna Maxwell Martin are among the cast of an upcoming BBC single drama about grooming and sexual abuse from Time writer Jimmy McGovern.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has locked down rights to Hurt People, a legal thriller spec from Monarch creator Melissa London Hilfers, sources tell Deadline.

Spencer Milligan, who starred in the 1970s Saturday morning series Land of the Lost from Sid & Marty Krofft and was a regular guest star on TV into the late 1980s, has died. He was 86.

EXCLUSIVE: Filipino actress and singer Lovi Poe (Seasons) is joining Adam Beach (Windtalkers) in the untitled Paul Fullerton project produced and directed by Garry A. Brown (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.).

EXCLUSIVE: Artist International Group has signed Swedish actor, screenwriter and producer Alexander Karim for management.

David Leland, who helmed an Emmy-winning episode of HBO’s “Band of Brothers,” and worked with A-listers including Pierce Brosnan, Tim Roth and George Harrison, has died at the age of 82.Leland passed away Christmas Eve surrounded by his family.British-born Leland also worked with “Monty Python” stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam and co-wrote the Oscar-nominated 1986 movie “Mona Lisa” with Neil Jordan.He was also an actor and trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama before co-founding the Drama Centre London and stage-managed at the Crucible Theatre.Leland gave Pierce Brosnan his start in the Tennessee Williams play “The Red Devil Battery Sign.”“David Leland holds a might place in my heart,” Brosnan told The Sun. “I was just out of Drama Centre where David was also an alumni.

EXCLUSIVE: British actress Sophia Brown has signed with Anonymous Content.

Brookside was a staple part of many people's childhoods in the 80s and 90s. So when news recently came out that episodes are on STV to watch again, viewers were delighted.The show, which was set in Liverpool on a specially made street, first aired in November 1982 and produced a number of iconic and memorable moments. One of these was the first pre-watershed lesbian kiss.

EXCLUSIVE: Olga Kurylenko (Black Widow), Jenny Seagrove (The Guardian), Anna Friel (Marcella) and Ben Miles (The Crown) have wrapped shoot on under-the-radar psychological thriller My Sister’s Bones, whose first look images we can reveal today (scroll down for more).

Legendary soap Brookside is making a return after it was announced that all episodes of the Liverpool drama are going to be streamed on STV Player. It's been 20 years since the 13 houses on Britain’s most famous cul-de-sac were boarded up, and iconic families such as the Corkhills, Dixons and Grants said their last goodbyes.

Welcome Back! I’m here with another dope episode of the Scene 2 Seen Podcast, and today’s guest is actress Sadie Sink.

Instagram and shared a candid post just before Christmas as she addressed her recent health woes.The ex-girlfriend of James Middleton - who is the brother of the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton - appeared to be in high spirits as she shared a photo of herself in a neck brace.The 43-year-old explained she suffered the horrendous injury two weeks ago.Donna, who found fame as a teen in the kid's show Byker Grove, is back on her feet but will be spending Christmas wearing a protective brace.Taking to Instagram on Friday night, she penned: "Well the year has ended with a bang.

Former Bond Girl Famke Janssen is currently hard at work on the London set of Netflix contemporary psychological thriller Locked In.The Dutch 58-year-old is playing a 'brittle, damaged mother' called Katherine, who doesn't get along with her new unhappy daughter-in-law Lina - according to Deadline.Sandition starlet Rose Williams plays Lina, who embarks on an 'affair that sets her onto a journey of secrecy, betrayal and murder - and a plot to seemingly destroy her.' New gig! Former Bond Girl Famke Janssen is currently hard at work on the London set of Netflix contemporary psychological thriller Locked In (pictured January 13) Logline: The Dutch 58-year-old is playing a 'brittle, damaged mother' called Katherine, who doesn't get along with her new unhappy daughter-in-law LinaLocked In is the second feature film helmed by director Nour Wazzi (Murder Manual), and the script was written by Rowan Joffé (Tin Star).On October 28, the Lebanese filmmaker wrote on Instagram that filming should run through the end of January on the project, which features a predominantly female and diverse crew.Locked In will also feature Violent Night's Alex Hassell, Monarch's Anna Friel, and Animal Kingdom's Finn Cole.

EXCLUSIVE: Famke Janssen (X-Men franchise) and Rose Williams (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) will topline Locked In, a contemporary psychological thriller from Netflix, which is currently in production in London and the UK. Others in the cast include Alex Hassell (Violent Night), Finn Cole (Animal Kingdom) and Anna Friel (Monarch).

EXCLUSIVE: The Roman’s country music dynasty is over.