Richard Armitage: Last News

K.J. Yossman Richard Armitage is set to star in “Damage,” a new Netflix series from Gaumont U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: Bernd Schlotterer’s German outfit Palatin Media is launching world sales on Richard Armitage thriller The Man From Rome. Moonstone Entertainment’s Etchie Stroh is serving as a sales consultant.

Netflix thriller Stay Close. The character is so scary that the flame-haired Brit’s friends and family are no longer certain they trust her! Poppy, 23, told the Sunday People how the hitwoman was inspired by fellow femme fatale Villanelle played by Jodie Comer in Killing Eve and – less predictably – Britney Spears. Stay Close was the most watched show on Netflix earlier this month and fans have called for Barbie and her sidekick Ken to have their own spin-off.

Netflix mystery thriller Stay Close. Other stars include Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt and Sarah Parish, who "excluded" the actor from the cast's WhatsApp group.Speaking to Lorraine Kelly on her breakfast show this morning, Richard was promoting his new drama.The host, teasing the interview, said: "Up next, it's a thriller with so many twists and turns that the cast needed a Whatsapp group just to keep up."After Lorraine congratulated Richard on his show, the actor replied: "The Stranger did really well for them [Netflix] and we're really happy that Stay Close, I think it's number one in 43 countries."But I can't believe there was a WhatsApp group, nobody told me about that."Lorraine quickly replied: "Oh no, are you not in the WhatsApp group with all the cast?"Shaking his head Richard responded "no", leading her to quickly evaluate the situation.Lorraine said: "Seriously? Are you not? Maybe there wasn't a WhatsApp group so let's just forget about that."Richard then jokingly answered: "I'm texting Harlan [Coben] now."The actor took to Twitter after the morning show to talk further on the subject.In view of his 236,400 followers, Richard penned: "@lorraine @ITV Thanks for the chat.

Netflix drama Too Close, starring herself, Richard Armitage and James Nesbitt.

“The worst TV adaptations are slavishly devoted to the [original] text,” according to The Stranger creator Harlan Coben, who said he “hopes to continue” working with Netflix as his five-year deal draws to a close.

Fans of mystery drama will be delighted to discover a new series is coming to Netflix, based on a book written by acclaimed novelist Harlan Coben.

The memorial service for retired Army general, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell is set for Friday in Washington D.C., with the broadcast news networks and their digital and affiliate outlets planning live coverage that will impact regular daytime programming.

Gallery: Don't remind me of that one! These celebs hate their iconic TV shows (BANG Showbiz)"I was basically sitting there with my fists clenched and gritting my teeth because I was in so much pain. " Richard also revealed that he was glad to play a dwarf as opposed to an elf in writer J.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Castlevania” series at Netflix will end with its upcoming Season 4, Variety has confirmed.Season 4 of the animated series will debut on May 13 and will consist of 10 episodes.

JAMES Nesbitt did NOT look happy as he was spotted on tje set of Netflix's The Stranger follow-up Stay Close. James, 56, plays a detective called Broome who is unable to let go of a cold case involving a missing person.

Trevor Peacock has died aged 89.The actor made Jim Trott - famed for his stuttering catchphrase - one of the best-loved characters in the famous sitcom, which ran between 1994 and 2007 with later specials.But what happened to the vicar and her parishioners?Daily Star takes a trip to Dibley to find out...The jolly lady vicar had villagers in a tizz when she arrived, but won them round – even long-time foe David Horton – with her caring nature.The final episode of the main run saw her marry hunky accountant Harry, played by Richard Armitage. Dawn revived Geraldine Granger in December for The Vicar of Dibley in lockdown, where she gave Zoom sermons to her flock.Last week she popped up as guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.

Jacob Dudman, best known for his role in the recent Netflix teen drama Fate: A Winx Saga, has joined upcoming British LGBTQ+ feature Now & Then. The film will see Dudman — who will portray the younger version of the lead character, Chris — reteam with previously announced lead Richard Armitage, having played his son in Netflix drama The Stranger, based on the Harlan Coben novel.

Naman Ramachandran Eddie Izzard (“The High Note”), Jo Joyner (“Ackley Bridge”) and Andi Osho (“Line of Duty”) are joining Cush Jumbo and James Nesbitt in the cast of Harlan Coben’s Netflix drama “Stay Close.” Also joining previously announced cast members Richard Armitage and Sarah Parish are Daniel Francis (“Small Axe”), Bethany Antonia (“Get Even”), Rachel Andrews (“Butcher Boy”), Poppy Gilbert (“The Pale Horse”) and Hyoie O’Grady (“Mayday”).The team behind Harlan Coben’s Netflix adaptations “The Stranger” and “Safe” and the Sky/Netflix series “The Five” are reuniting on “Stay Close,” another New York Times bestseller from the popular author.

Daniel Francis, the British actor who recently starred in Education, the fifth and final film of Steve McQueen’s hugely-celebrated Small Axe anthology series, has landed a recurring role in upcoming Netflix drama Stay Close, based on Harlan Coben's bestselling novel. A new eight-part thriller from the same team behind the Netflix seriesThe Stranger — also from Coben and released in early 2020 — the dramawill co-star Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife, Vera), Richard Armitage (The Hobbit, The Stranger), James Nesbitt (Cold Feet, The Hobbit) and Sarah Parish (Industry, Broadchurch).

British stage and screen veterans Stephen Fry and Geraldine James are set to join Richard Armitage in the upcoming LGBTQ+ feature Now & Then. Adapted from William Corlett's award-winning novel by screenwriter and noted British casting director Matt Western and being directed by Tom Vaughan, the film — first announced by The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year — follows Christopher Metcalfe (Armitage), who returns to his childhood home following the death of his father, confronting memories of his time in school and an intense, passionate affair he shared with fellow student Stephen Walker.

Dawn French  has received the backing of her Vicar of Dibley co-star and on-screen husband Richard Armitage following backlash over a Black Lives Matter scene.

DOCTOR Who has cast The Stranger’s Richard Armitage as a 'maniacal' Time Lord villain locked in a war with the Daleks. Richard most recently starred in the Netflix drama and has also appeared in Hannibal and Robin Hood.

Richard Armitage — best known for playing Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit trilogy and most recently seen in Netflix's The Stranger — is set to take the lead in Now & Then, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal. Adapted from William Corlett's award-winning novel by screenwriter and noted British casting director Matt Western, the story follows Christopher Metcalfe (Armitage), who returns to his childhood home following the death of his father, confronting memories of his time in school and an intense, passionate affair he shared with fellow student, Stephen Walker.

Richard Armitage (The Hobbit trilogy), Paz Vega (Spanglish) and John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge) are set to star in the theological crime thriller The Man from Rome, based on the bestselling book of the same name by famed Spanish author Arturo Perez-Reverte and set to start shooting in Spain in February, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal. Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Guilfoyle and Marlon Moreno will also star in the project, unveiled by Enrique Cerezo Producciones Cinematograficas, Drumskin Productions and Fundacion Enic Producciones.