Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses” was a surprising smash at this year’s Emmy nominations, landing nods for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Gary Oldman), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Jack Lowden), and a remarkable six other categories, including writing, directing, and editing. A program that had largely slid under the radar with its first two installments was now publicly recognized as one of the best on all television.

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“There’s always another game being played, isn’t there?” The game on top of the game is the overall theme of the three stellar seasons of “Slow Horses,” one of the best Apple TV+ original dramas. The first two six-episode installments premiered in 2022, offering fans of spy dramas largely standalone jolts of espionage-driven entertainment, and there is zero dip in quality in the upcoming third chapter of this excellent series. In fact, the third season may be the most propulsive, an outing that jumps right into the action, takes place nearly in real-time, and never lets up for six hours.

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TORONTO – The biggest surprise in Kristin Scott Thomas’ directorial debut, “North Star,” doesn’t occur in front of the camera. In this case, Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, and Emily Beecham deliver exactly what you’d expect as three sisters reuniting for their mother’s latest marriage in the British countryside. Instead, it’s Scott Thomas’ abilities behind the camera that will raise eyebrows. The Best Actress Oscar winner demonstrates an impressive ability to stage a film with a glossy studio flick aesthetic that would make Nancy Meyers green with envy.

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Just under eight months after the acclaimed premiere of the first season of “Slow Horses,” Apple TV+ launches a second outing (and has already commissioned a third and a fourth) on Friday, December 2nd. The good news is that there’s no sophomore slump here in a 6-episode run that actually feels like it has higher stakes and more intense action than the first. Yes, it’s still a show about underdogs who save the day, but there’s less sad sack character study here now that this world of raggedy John Le Carre spy plotting has already been unpacked.

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You know celebrated Academy Award nominee Kristin Scott Thomas as one of the great actors of her generation. But you can now add filmmaker to her list of accolades. Principal photography has wrapped Thomas’ upcoming directorial debut, “My Mother’s Wedding,” and the cast— Scarlett Johansson (“Marriage Story,” “Under The Skin”), Sienna Miller (“American Woman”), Emily Beecham (“Little Joe,” “Cruella”), and Thomas herself—speaks to everyone wanting to work with this top-notch thespian.

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Kristin Scott Thomas has had quite an acclaimed career as an actor. She’s earned numerous awards and has been nominated for an Oscar, thanks to her role in “The English Patient.” Now, she’s ready to step behind the camera and take her shot as a director, and it appears she’s found quite the leading lady to build the film around.

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According to Deadline, Kristin Scott Thomas is set to direct “The Sea Change.” And not only that, she’s signed Scarlett Johansson to lead the cast of the drama.

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Like your espionage stories cold, old school, and throwback ala “Tailor Tinker Soldier Spy“? Apple TV+ might just have the thing for you. Today the streamer revealed the premiere date and a first look at the much-anticipated espionage series, “Slow Horses,” starring Academy Award-winner Gary Oldman. The six-episode drama series adapted from CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning Mick Herron’s novels will make its worldwide debut on Friday, April 1, 2022, with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday. 

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One of the most versatile and prolific filmmakers on the planet, it seems as if there is nothing English writer/director Ben Wheatley can’t do. He’s done disturbing horror (“Kill List“), serial killer comedy (“Sightseers“), black comic action (“Free Fire“), psychedelic period movies (“A Field in England“), and a dark dystopian adaptation of J.G. Ballard (“High Rise“) among his many movies, that tend to always bend towards the trangressive and outré cinema.

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The life of a military spouse is never easy. Your partner is gone for months on end, sometimes off in a wartorn country or even just half a world away on a tour. And for many families, this puts incredible strain, not just physically, as you try to figure out how to raise kids alone or provide everything that is needed, but also emotionally, as being apart from a loved one, with not much knowledge of what’s happening, can be hell.

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When actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge was cast in “Solo: A Star Wars Story” in 2017, for Americans, the reaction was a lot of “who?” But for those of us in the know, it was further confirmation of what the U.K. had already known for years, Waller-Bridge is an excellent, comedienne/actress/creator and it was a reminder of all to catch up with the hilarious and critically-acclaimed show “Fleabag.”

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A six-part comedy series adapted from Waller-Bridge’s 2013 award-winning play about a young woman trying to cope with life in London whilst coming to terms with a recent tragedy, it’s been a long minute since we’ve seen “Fleabag.” The show debuted on BBC Three in the U.K.

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Watch: Michelle Williams & Matthias Schoenaerts Take On A Forbidden Love In First Trailer For ‘Suite Francaise’

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TIFF Review: 'My Old Lady' Starring Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith And Kristin Scott Thomas

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Kristin Scott Thomas Says She's "Bored" By Film Acting & Has Decided To Stop

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Review: Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Only God Forgives' Starring Ryan Gosling

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Kristin Scott Thomas Gets Her Own 'Only God Forgives' Poster, Rating In France Sets Off Political Battle

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Ghosts, Pornographic Cock Talk, Bitch Switches & Art & Violence As Penetration: Highlights From The ‘Only God Forgives’ Cannes Press Conference

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Watch: 3 Stylish & Violent Clips From Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Only God Forgives'

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Beauty, Brawn & Blades Dominate In New Pics From 'Only God Forgives' With Ryan Gosling & Kristin Scott Thomas

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Juliette Binoche, Jodie Foster & More Reportedly Eyed For Abel Ferrara's Dominique Strauss-Kahn Pic As Isabelle Adjani Drops Out

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Kristin Scott Thomas Joins WWII Drama 'Suite Francaise,' Kid Cudi Scores A 'Two Night Stand,' Shiloh Fernandez Finds Gregg Araki's Latest & More

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Alfre Woodard Boards 'Twelve Years A Slave'; Alessandro Nivola Joins Atom Egoyan's 'Devil's Knot'

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Charlotte Gainsbourg & Mathieu Amalric Line Up New Projects; New Trailer For Pawel Pawlikowski's 'The Woman In The Fifth'

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Mads Mikkelsen To 'Move On' With Asger Leth, Agyness Deyn & Peter Mullan Lead Terence Davies' 'Sunset Song' & More

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Ralph Fiennes Will Star As Charles Dickens In 'The Invisible Woman' After All, Kristin Scott-Thomas Joins Cast

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Watch: Robert Pattinson Sleeps His Way Around Paris In The Trailer For 'Bel Ami'

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