'Anxious People'

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‘Anxious People’

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Films

Sweetsick
A woman has a special gift for seeing what others most intimately.
Dir: Alice Birch
Prod: Searchlight, House Productions, Dirty Films 
Where: UK and Greece
When: September-ongoing
Distributor: Disney 
Cast: Cate Blanchett 

The Beekeeper 2
Sequel to the action thriller.
Dir: Timo Tjahjanto
Prod: Miramax, Punch Palace Productions, Long Shot Productions
Where: Shepperton Studios
When: September-ongoing
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Cast: Jason Statham

Clayface 
A shape-shifting villain who fluctuates between enemy and ally to Batman.
Dir: James Watkins
Prod: Warner Bros, DC Studios
Where: Liverpool, Warner Bros Leavesden 
When: September-going
Distributor: Warner Bros
Cast: Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, Eddie Marsan

The Lost Children Of Tuan
An Irish historian makes a devastating discovery about a Galway mother and baby home.
Dir: Frank Berry
Prod: Element Pictures, Big Red Films, El Paso Films, Port Pictures 
Where: Ireland
When: September-ongoing 
Distributor: Volta Pictures (UK-Ireland), mk2 (sales) 
Cast: Monica Dolan, Andrew Bennett, Ian McElhinney

Stuffed 
Musical horror romance about a taxidermist.
Dir: Theo Rhys
Prod: Agile Films, Fresh Fish Films 
Where: South Wales
When: September-ongoing 
Distributor: Cornerstone (sales agent)
Cast: Jodie Comer, Harry Melling 

Anxious People 
A group of people are held hostage by a reluctant bank robber the day before Christmas Eve. 
Dir: Marc Foster
Prod: Hope Studios, 2DUX2
Where: Pinewood Indie Film Hub
When: September-ongoing
Distributor: Black Bear
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Aimee Lou Wood, Jason Segel 

Young Washington
US presidential origin story. 
Dir: Jon Erwin
Prod: Wonder Project, 10 Ton Productions, 2521 Entertainment, Wild Atlantic Pictures
Where: Ireland
When: August-September
Distributor: Angel Studios
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Andy Serkis, William Franklyn-Miller 

Victorian Psycho
Set in Victorian England, an eccentric governess stirs suspicion at a remote gothic manor.
Dir: Zachary Wigon
Prod: Traffic, Anton, Keeper Pictures (exec) 
Where: Ireland, UK
When: August-ongoing
Distributor: True Brit
Cast: Maika Monroe, Jason Isaacs, Thomasin McKenzie

Rose’s Baby
A dysfunctional divorced couple must reunite to save their daughter. 
Dir: Trudie Styler
Prod: Maven, Tempo Productions
Where: London, south east
When: August
Distributor: Beta (sales)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Eva Birthistle, Forest Whitaker, Richard E Grant

Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew 
Adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s sixth novel in the Narnia series.
Dir: Greta Gerwig 
Prod: Amy Pascal 
Where: London, Shepperton Studios 
When: August-ongoing 
Distributor: Netflix 
Cast: Emma Mackey, Daniel Craig, Carey Mulligan 

Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The fourth film in the Spider-Man series.
Dir: Destin Daniel Cretton
Prod: Amy Pascal, Kevin Fiege
Where: Glasgow, Pinewood Studios 
When: August-ongoing
Distributor: Sony
Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink 

The Thomas Crown Affair 
A remake of the 1968 romantic heist film.
Dir: Michael B Jordan
Prod: AGBO, Outlier Society 
Where: Elstree Studios 
When: July-ongoing
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios 
Cast: Michael B Jordan, Adria Arjona, Lily Gladstone 

Television

Black Doves (series two)
Second series of British spy thriller.
Series creator: Joe Barton:
Prod: Sister, Noisy Bear 
Where: London
When: October-ongoing
Distributor: Netflix 
Cast: Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw 

Major Players
Two teenage girls start a women’s football club.
Series creator: Molly Manning Walker
Prod: A24 Films
Where: UK
When: September-ongoing
Distributor: Channel 4
Cast: TBC

Grown Ups
Eight-part series about a family whose lives are thrown into disarray by a death. 
Series creator: Samantha Strauss 
Prod: See-Saw Films, Picking Scabs 
Where: Dublin
When: September-ongoing
Distributor: Netflix 
Cast: Adrian Dunbar, Aisling Bea, Sarah Greene

Untitled Charlie Brooker project
Four-part detective series set in London.
Series creator: Charlie Brooker
Prod: Brooker, Jessica Rhoades, Annabel Jones, Mark Kinsella, Richard Webb
Where: UK
When: September-ongoing
Distributor: Netflix
Cast: Paddy Considine, Georgina Campbell, Lena Headey 

Deadpoint
Five-part action series which follows a group of Welsh climbers who encounter a far-right faction.
Series creator: Matt Hartley
Prod: Clerkenwell Films 
Where: Wales
When: September-ongoing 
Distributor: BBC Studios/Channel 4 
Cast: Callum Scott-Howells, Annes Elwy, Michael Socha 

War
Two rival law firms battle it out via a high-stakes divorce case. 
Series creator: George Kay 
Prod: New Pictures, Observatory Pictures 
Where: OMA X Film Studios, Enfield 
When: September-ongoing
Distributor: Sky/HBO
Cast: Sienna Miller, Dominic West 

California Avenue 
A woman and her 11-year-old child seek refuge at an isolated caravan park.
Series creator: Hugo Blick
Prod: Drama Republic
Where: Hertfordshire
When: August-ongoing
Distributor: BBC
Cast: Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, Erin Doherty 

Silo (series four)
The final series in the dystopian drama.
Series creator: Graham Yost
Prod: Apple Studios
Where: Hoddedson Studios 
When: August-March 2026
Distributor: AppleTV+
Cast: Rebecca Ferguson 

Pride And Prejudice
Six-part series adaptation of the 1813 Jane Austen novel.
Series creator: Euros Lyn (dir) Dolly Alderton (scr)
Prod: Lookout Point
Where: UK
When: July-ongoing
Distributor: Netflix
Cast: Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden, Olivia Colman, Daryl McCormack, Louis Partridge

Harry Potter 
The series adaptation of the fantasy novels.
Series creator: Francesca Gardiner
Prod: HBO, Brontë Film and TV, Warner Bros Television
Where: Warner Bros Leavesden 
When: July-ongoing
Distributor: HBO 
Cast:  Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, Alastair Stout

Wayfinders 
A fantasy series about a group of unlikely heroes.
Series creator: Glen Winter
Prod: Arrowstorm, Dark Day Pictures
Where: Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, and Offaly 
When: Ongoing
Distributor: Angel Studios
Cast: Mackenzie Crook, Tamara Smart, Evan Nikolas Fields, 

The Wanted Man
The head of a crime syndicate is taken down by one of his own.
Series creator: George Kay 
Prod: New Pictures, Observatory Pictures 
Where: London
When: June-ongoing
Distributor: AppleTV+
Cast: Hugh Laurie, Thandiwe Newton, Fionn Whitehead 

Rivals (series two)
Comedy series based on Jilly Cooper novel. 
Prod: Happy Prince
Where: Bristol
When: May-ongoing
Distributor: Disney+
Cast: David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean 

The Lord Of Rings: Rings Of Power (series three)
Third series in The Lord Of The Rings spin-off.
Series director: Charlotte Brändström
Prod: Amazon MGM Studios 
Where: Shepperton Studios 
When: May-ongoing
Distributor: Prime Video 
Cast: Morfydd Clark. Charlie Vickers 

The Agency (series two)
Second series based on the French spy thriller.
Series creator: Jez Butterworth 
Prod: Smokehouse Pictures, MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios 
Where: Shinfield Studios 
When: April-ongoing
Distributor: Paramount+
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith

The Gentlemen (series two)

The second series of Guy Ritchie’s crime comedy.
Series creator: Guy Ritchie
Prod: Moonage Pictures 
Where: UK
When: April-ongoing
Distributor: Netflix
Cast: Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings 

House Of The Dragon (series three)
The third series in the Game Of Thrones spin-off.
Showrunner: Ryan Condal
Prod: HBO
Where: Warner Bros Studio Leavesden
When: April-ongoing
Distributor: HBO
Cast: Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke 

Legends 
Based on the true story about a group of customs employees who infiltrated drug gangs.
Series creator: Neil Forsyth 
Prod: Tannadice Pictures 
Where: London, North England 
When: March-ongoing
Distributor: Netflix 
Cast: Steve Coogan, Tom Burke 

Preschool
Two fathers battle it out to get their children into an elite preschool.
Series director: Josh Duhamel
Prod: Josh Duhamel, Michael J. Luisi
Where: London
When: February-ongoing
Distributor: N/A
Cast: Josh Duhamel, Michael Socha, Antonia Thomas

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