Yesterday, Netflix announced new series “Death by Lightning,” a drama retelling the rise of US President James Garfield and his subsequent assassination by Charles Guiteau. It’s the next title from executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, under their deal with the streamer that’s already dreamt up an adaptation of Liu Cixin‘s “3 Body Problem,” premiering on March 21.

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Actor Matthew Macfadyen’s biggest and most notable role is easily HBO’s “Succession”—the weasely and cowardly Tom Wambsgans. And while that role and show are coming to an end this spring, Macfadyen doesn’t have to be worried about being out of work. The “Succession” actor has just bagged a role in the upcoming Marvel movie “Deadpool 3” opposite Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

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How does a show as complex as “Succession” end? A better question to start with might be, why is creator Jesse Armstrong bringing in his Emmy juggernaut for a landing when it seems to be at the peak of its cultural and critical popularity? At the start of the fourth and now final season, it seems easy to answer that part of the dynamic in that it does feel like the drama between Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his children could start to get repetitive.

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Matthew Macfadyen won his second career BAFTA Award for “Succession” on Sunday. In September, he could find himself taking home his first Emmy Award for the same acclaimed performance. Considering the depth he brought to his character, Tom Wambsgans, in the show’s magnificent third season, it would be more than deserved.

READ MORE: Drama Series Emmys 2022 Contenders and Predictions

If you’re reading this, we’ll assume you watched the stunning conclusion to “Succession”‘s last season which saw the Roy children effectively cut out of an inheritance they had been expecting their entire adult lives.

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Operation Mincemeat was a covert British plan during World War II designed to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. To do this, two members of British intelligence disguised the body of an already-deceased man named Glyndwr Michael as an officer of the Royal Marines, a fictitious man named William Martin. They strategically placed manufactured correspondence on Michael’s body and dumped him on the southern coast of Spain, where he would be picked up by Spanish fishermen.

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Hoping to change the course of World War II and save tens of thousands of lives, two intelligence officers plot to break Hitler’s deadly grip on Europe by recruiting the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. That’s the story of “Operation Mincemeat,” a meat and potatoes looking WWII thriller from Netflix and director John Madden (“Shakespeare In Love”)

Due in select theaters on Friday, May 6, and premiering on Netflix Wednesday, May 11, the film does feature a solid cast that includes Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, and Johnny Flynn.

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HBO’s “Succession” finally returns this month, over a year after it won the Emmy for Best Drama (along with Writing, Directing, and Best Actor). Concerns that the pandemic-delayed shooting would impact the show’s momentum are abated within minutes of the season premiere. Logan Roy wouldn’t waste time getting to the meat of the discussion in a review so what’s important to state up front here is that “Succession” is as smart, witty, funny, and riveting as it’s ever been.

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Matthew Macfadyen has slept under the radar for far too long. Despite turns in Joe Wright’s “Pride and Prejudice” (as Mr. Darcy, no less), Ron Howard’s “Frost/Nixon” and a career that has also spanned theater, television and, yes, radio, it took Jesse Armstrong’s “Succession” for the world to truly pay attention. And not only did viewers notice, but his peers.

READ MORE: Kieran Culkin has never had a job like “Succession” and hope it runs for another 100 years [Interview]

Along with co-stars Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Nicholas Braun and Jeremy Strong, Macfadyen earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his work on the HBO series.

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Working an office job is difficult, especially working as an assistant where you take on a lot of someone else’s responsibilities. However, “The Assistant” will show us how one goes above and beyond for her boss (even when he asks her to do some grotesque tasks), but the stress that goes along with it.

READ MORE: ‘The Assistant’: Julia Garner Shines In A Harvey Weinstein-Inspired Procedural About Workplace Toxicity [Telluride Review]

Directed and written by Kitty Green (“Ukraine Is Not A Brothel”), the film showcases what it is like for a young woman (played by Julia Garner, “Ozark”) to be abused and harassed by one of the most powerful men within entertainment.

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You don’t need to know a thing about Hollywood scandals, the groundswell of #MeToo, and the enough-is-enough outrage over sexual abuse to identify and empathize with the characters in “The Assistant.” After all, everyone’s had the demeaning and degrading boss from hell.  

When producer James Schamus first announced that Australian documentarian Kitty Green’s (“Ukraine Is Not A Brothel” and “Casting Jon Benet”) next movie would be a drama about a Harvey Weinstein subordinate, many were expecting another explosive exposé of the Hollywood mogul’s many alleged predatory transgressions.

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If you’re a serious Anglophile, chances are you’ve already worked your way through all four episodes of “Howards End,” which aired on this fall on BBC One. But if you’re like us, you’re still struggling with a mountain of Things To Watch, and you’re more than happy to have the breathing room and wait for this series to land stateside.

Based on E.M. Forster‘s novel, adapted by Kenneth Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,” “Manchester By The Sea“), and directed by BAFTA winner Hettie Macdonald (“White Girl,” “Fortitude“), the story follows two sisters as they search for  love and meaning while navigating an ever-changing world.

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First Look At CW's 'Green Arrow' TV Series; Poster For Lena Dunham's 'Girls'; Idris Elba & Matthew Macfayden Both Find Small-Screen Roles & More

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“Right now, we’re wanting to do a film set in Palestine in the 1930s about British police chasing Jewish terrorist groups,” Winterbottom tells ComingSoon.

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The 3D version of the classic tale, which is going head-to-head with Warner Bros’ bigger budget Doug Liman-directed version, already features Logan Lerman as D’Artagnan, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans and Matthew Macfayden as the Musketeers, Christoph Waltz, Mads Mikkelsen and potentially Orlando Bloom as the villains, and Milla Jovovich, the director’s wife and muse, as Evans’ love interest.

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With Doug Liman’s “The Three Musketeers,” also gearing up for a fall shoot and readying for a 3D release, Paul W.S. Anderson is the first out of the gate to start lining up the cast for his “The Three Musketeers” film which will go in front of cameras in September.

The reimagining of the classic novel is taking one hell of an interesting turn, and it may end up being the first Paul W.S.

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The picture follows two British officers, one played by Jim Sturgess, as he tries to track down Jewish militant groups who are responsible for terror attacks against British soldiers and Arabs in the lead up to the partition of Palestine in 1948.

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We already suggested Rodriguez wouldn’t direct and don’t be surprised if you hear Maniquis does most of the heavy lifting, frankly and Robert is around to do a few fun scenes.

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