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| Theo James takes on mafia in 'The Gentlemen' Season 2 teaser | Netflix is giving a glimpse of The Gentlemen Season 2. The streaming service shared a teaser trailer for the season Thursday featuring Theo James and Kaya Scodelario. The Gentlemen is a crime comedy-drama series from Guy Ritchie that serves as a sequel and spinoff to his 2019 film of the same name. James stars as Eddie Horniman, a British army officer and duke who inherits an estate with a secret cannabis farm. He teams up with Susie Glass (Scodelario), the daughter of imprisoned crime boss Bobby Glass (Ray Winstone). In Season 2, Eddie and Susie bring their operations to Italy, where they clash with Italian mafia boss Marco Moretti (Sergio Castsellitto) and the fixer Cico Maldini (Michele Morrone). |
| Ricky Gervais, 'Alley Cats' pals celebrate 25 years of 'The Office' | Ricky Gervais and his Alley Cats co-stars celebrate 25 years of The Office in a new animated video released by Netflix Thursday. The hilarious, profanity-laden clip is a minute long and features a group of kitties, including Gervais' Gus, sitting on a couch and discussing the classic, live-action workplace comedy, The Office, which Gervais also starred in, wrote and directed. The feline fan club also talks about Gervais' other popular projects such as After Life, Derek and Extras. The adult cartoon comedy, Alley Cats -- which features the voice talents of Gervais' past collaborators Tom Basden, Andrew Brooke, David Earl, Kerry Godliman and Jo Hartley as his friends -- premieres on the streaming service Aug. 7. |
| 'American Horror Story' Season 13 to premiere Sept. 24 on FX, Hulu | American Horror Story will return for a 13th season in September. Season 13 of the hit horror anthology series from Ryan Murphy will premiere Sept. 24 at 9 p.m. ET on FX and Hulu and also stream globally on Disney+. Longtime cast members Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe and Leslie Grossman will return to star, with pop star and Wicked actress Ariana Grande to join the Season 13 cast. FX will celebrate the upcoming season by bringing ice cream trucks with treats inspired by previous seasons at San Diego Comic-Con, which takes place July 23 to 26. |
| Robert De Niro's 'Whisper Man' gets a poster | Oscar winner Robert De Niro's upcoming Netflix movie, The Whisper Man, got a new poster on Thursday. The image shows a child sitting on the floor of an old house, in front of a wood door with a mail slot that has a blue hand coming through it. "If you leave a door half open, soon you'll hear the whispers spoken. Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott star in The Whisper Man, based on the bestselling novel by Alex North," the streaming service said. "Premiering August 28." |
| Scott Foley thanks fans after 'It's Not Like That' cancellation | Scott Foley is speaking out following news his Prime Video series It's Not Like That has been canceled after one season. The actor, 53, shared his disappointment about the cancellation and voiced his gratitude to fans in a video Wednesday on Instagram. Noting that It's Not Like That spent several weeks in Prime Video's Top 10 and garnered "really great reviews," Foley said he's "disappointed but so grateful for the chance" to have worked on the series. "I got to make a show I'm so proud of, with people I grew to like a lot, and now we don't get to make it any more and you don't get to watch it," the actor said. "If you watched it, thank you. I appreciate it. If you didn't, it's still on Amazon Prime. |