Amazon MGM Studios has handed an official pilot order to Band, a drama created and executive produced by Daniel Barnz who will direct the pilot and serve as showrunner on the potential series. The project had had a blinking green light for weeks while assembling its cast. The actors have now been set, including John Benjamin Hickey and Miguel Angel Garcia who star alongside Lynley Eilers, Alex Fitzalan, Henry Hunter Hall and Chanté Adams.
L-r: Chante Adams, Henry Hunter Hall, Lynley Eilers, Alex Fitzalan
Band is a diverse ensemble of passionate teens who navigate the chaos of adolescence while finding unity and belonging in their school’s marching band. Star player Axel (Garcia), his fiercely loyal best friend Sasha (Eilers), sexy newcomer Simon (Fitzalan), heartthrob drummer Evan (Hall), friends, and lovers march under the watchful eye of their fearless leader Cole (Hickey) and his right-hand Zadie (Adams). As the adults...
L-r: Chante Adams, Henry Hunter Hall, Lynley Eilers, Alex Fitzalan
Band is a diverse ensemble of passionate teens who navigate the chaos of adolescence while finding unity and belonging in their school’s marching band. Star player Axel (Garcia), his fiercely loyal best friend Sasha (Eilers), sexy newcomer Simon (Fitzalan), heartthrob drummer Evan (Hall), friends, and lovers march under the watchful eye of their fearless leader Cole (Hickey) and his right-hand Zadie (Adams). As the adults...
- 5/29/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Onetime 24 Potus Gregory Itzin died on Friday, at the age of 74. Itzin, who had suffered a major heart attack back in 2015, died from complications that arose during an emergency surgery, EW reports.
Jon Cassar, who was an executive producer and director on Fox’s 24, shared the sad news on Twitter, hailing Itzin as “one of the most talented actors I had the honor to work with” and “an all around great guy.”
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Jon Cassar, who was an executive producer and director on Fox’s 24, shared the sad news on Twitter, hailing Itzin as “one of the most talented actors I had the honor to work with” and “an all around great guy.”
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- 7/8/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Liza Colón-Zayas (David Makes Man), Manhattan alum John Benjamin Hickey and Quintessa Swindell (Trinkets) have been tapped for recurring roles opposite Uzo Aduba in the upcoming fourth season of HBO’s Emmy-winning drama series In Treatment.
In Treatment, which ended a three-season run in 2010, is returning for a fourth season as a reimagined half-hour series. The series is in pre-production under Covid-19 guidelines, with a 2021 debut planned to air on HBO and stream on HBO Max.
The reimagining brings a diverse trio of patients in session with the observant, empathetic Dr. Brooke Taylor (Aduba), who is wrestling with her own issues.
Colón-Zayas will play Rita, Brooke’s longtime confidant and friend who supports Brooke as she contends with her own demons after a life-altering loss.
Hickey will portray Colin, a charming millionaire beach bum turned white-collar criminal reckoning with all the ways his life has changed following his recent release from prison.
In Treatment, which ended a three-season run in 2010, is returning for a fourth season as a reimagined half-hour series. The series is in pre-production under Covid-19 guidelines, with a 2021 debut planned to air on HBO and stream on HBO Max.
The reimagining brings a diverse trio of patients in session with the observant, empathetic Dr. Brooke Taylor (Aduba), who is wrestling with her own issues.
Colón-Zayas will play Rita, Brooke’s longtime confidant and friend who supports Brooke as she contends with her own demons after a life-altering loss.
Hickey will portray Colin, a charming millionaire beach bum turned white-collar criminal reckoning with all the ways his life has changed following his recent release from prison.
- 11/17/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Tony Goldwyn, last seen on the New York stage co-starring with Bryan Cranston in Network, will make a four-month return to Broadway when he joins the cast of Matthew Lopez’ The Inheritance.
Starting Sunday Jan. 5, Goldwyn will take over the role of Henry Wilcox from John Benjamin Hickey, who’s taking a leave of absence to direct the Broadway-bound production of Plaza Suite starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker.
Goldwyn, best known to TV audiences for his seven-season run as Scandal‘s President Fitzgerald Grant, has starred in such other Broadway productions as Promises, Promises and Holiday. Off Broadway credits include The Water’s Edge, The Dying Gaul, Spike Heels and The Sum of Us, among others.
The Inheritance, playing at the Barrymore Theatre, is Lopez’s re-imagining of E.M. Forster’s Howards End, updated to 21st Century Manhattan and shifting the characters to a group of gay men,...
Starting Sunday Jan. 5, Goldwyn will take over the role of Henry Wilcox from John Benjamin Hickey, who’s taking a leave of absence to direct the Broadway-bound production of Plaza Suite starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker.
Goldwyn, best known to TV audiences for his seven-season run as Scandal‘s President Fitzgerald Grant, has starred in such other Broadway productions as Promises, Promises and Holiday. Off Broadway credits include The Water’s Edge, The Dying Gaul, Spike Heels and The Sum of Us, among others.
The Inheritance, playing at the Barrymore Theatre, is Lopez’s re-imagining of E.M. Forster’s Howards End, updated to 21st Century Manhattan and shifting the characters to a group of gay men,...
- 12/9/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The best advice about seeing The Inheritance on Broadway — which you definitely should if you’re looking for a head-spinning, heart-rending theatrical experience — is to forget the hype surrounding it. And that won’t be easy. Playwright Matthew Lopez, a Puerto Rican transplanted to New York City from the Florida panhandle, is fresh from London where his ardently ambitious play about different generations of gay men living in post-AIDs Manhattan won an armful of Oliviers (the Brit Tonys named after the late, great Lord Larry) and gushy reviews that called...
- 11/18/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Vulture Watch
Does Margaret and Helen's story end here? Has the Howards End TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Starz? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Howards End, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
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A Starz Edwardian period drama, Howards End stars Hayley Atwell, Philippa Coulthard, Alex Lawther, Tracey Ullman, Julia Ormond, Matthew Macfadyen, Joseph Quinn, Rosalind Eleazar, Joe Bannister, Bessie Carter, and Jonah Hauer-King. The story centers on Margaret (Atwell) and Helen Schlegel (Coulthard), two unique, self-reliant sisters, as they try to make their way, in a world in flux. While the unconventional Margaret negotiates her relationship with traditionalist Henry Wilcox (Macfadyen),...
Does Margaret and Helen's story end here? Has the Howards End TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Starz? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Howards End, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A Starz Edwardian period drama, Howards End stars Hayley Atwell, Philippa Coulthard, Alex Lawther, Tracey Ullman, Julia Ormond, Matthew Macfadyen, Joseph Quinn, Rosalind Eleazar, Joe Bannister, Bessie Carter, and Jonah Hauer-King. The story centers on Margaret (Atwell) and Helen Schlegel (Coulthard), two unique, self-reliant sisters, as they try to make their way, in a world in flux. While the unconventional Margaret negotiates her relationship with traditionalist Henry Wilcox (Macfadyen),...
- 8/14/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Who will be nominated for Best Movie/Mini Actress at the 2018 Emmys? Gold Derby has hosted exclusive video interviews with nine of this year’s contenders, including Emmy veterans and others who could be nominated for the first time. Click the links below to be taken to their full interviews.
Hayley Atwell (“Howards End”): Atwell plays Margaret Schlegel, who decides to marry the wealthy but emotionally distant Henry Wilcox (Matthew Macfadyen) in this new adaptation of E.M. Forster‘s novel. She previously received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Movie/Mini Actress for “The Pillars of the Earth” (2011), but she has yet to be nominated for an Emmy. (Click here to be taken to her full interview)
Jodi Balfour (“Rellik”): Balfour plays Elaine Shepard, a detective hunting down a serial killer with her partner and lover (Richard Dormer). She’s also on the Emmy ballot this year for...
Hayley Atwell (“Howards End”): Atwell plays Margaret Schlegel, who decides to marry the wealthy but emotionally distant Henry Wilcox (Matthew Macfadyen) in this new adaptation of E.M. Forster‘s novel. She previously received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Movie/Mini Actress for “The Pillars of the Earth” (2011), but she has yet to be nominated for an Emmy. (Click here to be taken to her full interview)
Jodi Balfour (“Rellik”): Balfour plays Elaine Shepard, a detective hunting down a serial killer with her partner and lover (Richard Dormer). She’s also on the Emmy ballot this year for...
- 7/3/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Who will contend for Best Movie/Mini Actor at this year’s Emmys? Gold Derby has hosted exclusive web chats with 10 of this year’s possible competitors. Click the links below to be taken to their full, in-depth interviews.
Antonio Banderas (“Genius: Picasso”): Banderas plays famed Spanish surrealist painter Pablo Picasso in this second season of the NatGeo anthology series. He previously competed in this category at the Emmys for “And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself” (2003). That role also brought him a Golden Globe bid to go along with the two he received for Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor (“Evita” in 1996 and “The Mask of Zorro” in 1998). (Click here to be taken to his full interview)
Daniel Brühl (“The Alienist”): Brühl plays the title character Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a criminal psychologist who teams up with a newspaper illustrator (Luke Evans) and a police secretary (Dakota Fanning) to catch...
Antonio Banderas (“Genius: Picasso”): Banderas plays famed Spanish surrealist painter Pablo Picasso in this second season of the NatGeo anthology series. He previously competed in this category at the Emmys for “And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself” (2003). That role also brought him a Golden Globe bid to go along with the two he received for Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor (“Evita” in 1996 and “The Mask of Zorro” in 1998). (Click here to be taken to his full interview)
Daniel Brühl (“The Alienist”): Brühl plays the title character Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a criminal psychologist who teams up with a newspaper illustrator (Luke Evans) and a police secretary (Dakota Fanning) to catch...
- 6/27/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
There’s never a bad time to talk about the best actor or best actress on television. But now is a particularly good time to be talking about not one or two of TV’s elite performances; it’s a great time to be talking about as many as possible.
With Emmy voting underway (for a few more days) and half the year already gone, the small screen has been jammed to the point of bursting with incredible talents. Be it the gold rush that arrives every April and runs through, well, now (see Sunday’s well-timed “Westworld” finale) or the sheer onslaught of programming demanded by an ever-hungry audience, there are more options to choose from, and thus more dramatics to discuss.
Below, IndieWire has gathered as many of the best actors as our fingers can stand to type. From groundbreaking lead roles to scene-stealing supporting turns, the list...
With Emmy voting underway (for a few more days) and half the year already gone, the small screen has been jammed to the point of bursting with incredible talents. Be it the gold rush that arrives every April and runs through, well, now (see Sunday’s well-timed “Westworld” finale) or the sheer onslaught of programming demanded by an ever-hungry audience, there are more options to choose from, and thus more dramatics to discuss.
Below, IndieWire has gathered as many of the best actors as our fingers can stand to type. From groundbreaking lead roles to scene-stealing supporting turns, the list...
- 6/22/2018
- by Ben Travers, Hanh Nguyen, Liz Shannon Miller, Steve Greene and Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Starz is looking for an Emmy breakthrough for its four-hour adaptation of E.M. Forster‘s novel “Howards End” written by Oscar-winner Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester by the Sea”) and directed by Hettie Macdonald. Gold Derby recently spoke with stars Matthew Macfadyen, Hayley Atwell, and Philippa Coulthard, as well as producer Colin Callender about the limited series. Scroll down and click their names below to be taken to their full interviews.
Atwell had some mighty shoes to fill playing headstrong Margaret Schlegel: the role brought Emma Thompson the Best Actress Oscar for the 1992 Merchant Ivory adaptation. “I know Em and spoke to her about it, and she was adamant … not to watch other people’s interpretations of the work you’re about to do,” Atwell explains. “You don’t want to get lost or confused impersonating someone else.” Atwell previously earned a Golden Globe nomination for her work in “The Pillars of the Earth...
Atwell had some mighty shoes to fill playing headstrong Margaret Schlegel: the role brought Emma Thompson the Best Actress Oscar for the 1992 Merchant Ivory adaptation. “I know Em and spoke to her about it, and she was adamant … not to watch other people’s interpretations of the work you’re about to do,” Atwell explains. “You don’t want to get lost or confused impersonating someone else.” Atwell previously earned a Golden Globe nomination for her work in “The Pillars of the Earth...
- 6/21/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Theater-bred UK producer Colin Callender stays ahead of the competition by mining the rich intersection of theater, film, and television. Back in 1983, he produced the Emmy-winning nine-hour miniseries of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby,” the first original program for Channel 4. He moved stateside in 1986 to shepherd and define the first decade of HBO Films, from Gus Van Sant’s Palme d’Or–winning “Elephant” to Mike Nichols’ “Angels in America,” starring Al Pacino, Emma Thompson, and Meryl Streep.
Callender has chased quality ever since, with such tony productions as “Wolf Hall”, Broadway’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” and this season’s limited-series Emmy-contending literary adaptations “Howards End” (BBC/Starz) and “Little Women” (BBC/Masterpiece Theater), both directed by women.
“I wanted to take the high road,” he said. “There is an audience hungry for it and not being served, and that only got more true.
Callender has chased quality ever since, with such tony productions as “Wolf Hall”, Broadway’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” and this season’s limited-series Emmy-contending literary adaptations “Howards End” (BBC/Starz) and “Little Women” (BBC/Masterpiece Theater), both directed by women.
“I wanted to take the high road,” he said. “There is an audience hungry for it and not being served, and that only got more true.
- 5/28/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Theater-bred UK producer Colin Callender stays ahead of the competition by mining the rich intersection of theater, film, and television. Back in 1983, he produced the Emmy-winning nine-hour miniseries of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby,” the first original program for Channel 4. He moved stateside in 1986 to shepherd and define the first decade of HBO Films, from Gus Van Sant’s Palme d’Or–winning “Elephant” to Mike Nichols’ “Angels in America,” starring Al Pacino, Emma Thompson, and Meryl Streep.
Callender has chased quality ever since, with such tony productions as “Wolf Hall”, Broadway’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” and this season’s limited-series Emmy-contending literary adaptations “Howards End” (BBC/Starz) and “Little Women” (BBC/Masterpiece Theater), both directed by women.
“I wanted to take the high road,” he said. “There is an audience hungry for it and not being served, and that only got more true.
Callender has chased quality ever since, with such tony productions as “Wolf Hall”, Broadway’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” and this season’s limited-series Emmy-contending literary adaptations “Howards End” (BBC/Starz) and “Little Women” (BBC/Masterpiece Theater), both directed by women.
“I wanted to take the high road,” he said. “There is an audience hungry for it and not being served, and that only got more true.
- 5/28/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
“He’s not a cold man. He’s sort of blocked emotionally, but he’s a man of his time” reveals Matthew Macfadyen about his role as Henry Wilcox in the Starz limited series “Howards End.” It’s a new adaptation of E.M. Forster‘s classic novel about class and gender politics in the early 1900’s, which was previously adapted into an Oscar-winning 1992 film. In our exclusive video interview (watch the video above), Macfadyen talks about the series’s timeliness, “especially when society is thinking very deeply about men and women, and the way women are treated.”
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Macfadyen admits to feeling a certain amount of hesitation about accepting the role, primarily due to his history of starring in a number of period pieces. In television and film he has often played “Victorian or Edwardian gentlemen,” including his roles as Mr.
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Macfadyen admits to feeling a certain amount of hesitation about accepting the role, primarily due to his history of starring in a number of period pieces. In television and film he has often played “Victorian or Edwardian gentlemen,” including his roles as Mr.
- 5/25/2018
- by Tony Ruiz
- Gold Derby
[Editor’s Note: The following interview contains spoilers for the ending of “Howards End.”]
It’s not in the finale of “Howards End,” but in many ways, the first kiss between Margaret Schlegel (Hayley Atwell) and Henry Wilcox (Matthew Macfadyen) has much of what makes the entire Starz series compelling. Forgoing the usual white-hot romance of literary adaptations, this expression of love is a much simpler, gentler expression of mutual admiration. This version of the E.M. Forster novel appeals a bit more to modern sensibilities, but there’s a very specific drive that motivates everyone involved.
As Macfadyen explains, part of that came from a short, but illuminating line in Kenneth Lonergan’s script.
“Kenny Lonergan is the funniest,” Macfadyen told IndieWire. “It was such a brilliant bit of stage direction in his screenplay for that moment: ‘Henry realizes then is the moment he ought to kiss her.'”
It’s a perfect example of how so much Mr. Wilcox — and...
It’s not in the finale of “Howards End,” but in many ways, the first kiss between Margaret Schlegel (Hayley Atwell) and Henry Wilcox (Matthew Macfadyen) has much of what makes the entire Starz series compelling. Forgoing the usual white-hot romance of literary adaptations, this expression of love is a much simpler, gentler expression of mutual admiration. This version of the E.M. Forster novel appeals a bit more to modern sensibilities, but there’s a very specific drive that motivates everyone involved.
As Macfadyen explains, part of that came from a short, but illuminating line in Kenneth Lonergan’s script.
“Kenny Lonergan is the funniest,” Macfadyen told IndieWire. “It was such a brilliant bit of stage direction in his screenplay for that moment: ‘Henry realizes then is the moment he ought to kiss her.'”
It’s a perfect example of how so much Mr. Wilcox — and...
- 4/30/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
As an actress growing up in the United Kingdom, Hayley Atwell knew there were a handful of strong, compelling female characters she wanted to play: Margaret Schlegel, the lead of “Howards End,” was one of them.
“There tends to be the wish list of the kinds of characters that you hope to play one day, whether it be Lady MacBeth or Hedda Gabler or Cleopatra or these other great heroines, if it’s in a Jane Austen novel or any kind of novel,” Atwell told IndieWire’s Turn It On podcast. That included Margaret, whom she plays in the Starz limited series version of “Howards End,” adapted for TV by Kenneth Lonergan.
“I had a chance to play a fully formed, interesting woman so different to me that I had to [do it],” she said. “I would love to be more like her but it felt like a fulfilling creative challenge to bring her to life.
“There tends to be the wish list of the kinds of characters that you hope to play one day, whether it be Lady MacBeth or Hedda Gabler or Cleopatra or these other great heroines, if it’s in a Jane Austen novel or any kind of novel,” Atwell told IndieWire’s Turn It On podcast. That included Margaret, whom she plays in the Starz limited series version of “Howards End,” adapted for TV by Kenneth Lonergan.
“I had a chance to play a fully formed, interesting woman so different to me that I had to [do it],” she said. “I would love to be more like her but it felt like a fulfilling creative challenge to bring her to life.
- 4/26/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Hayley Atwell may have made a name for herself among American television audiences when she joined the Marvel universe as Peggy Carter in “Agents of Shield” and “Agent Carter,” but that is far from the London-born actress’ only period drama. In 2010 she starred in “The Pillars of the Earth” and now she is taking on the role of Margaret Schlegel in “Howards End.” But for Atwell, who also will soon appear on the big screen in “Christopher Robin,” as well, the concentrated effort is not to focus on historical periods but just to chase the strongest writing.
How familiar were you with the book or film version of “Howards End” and were either a big part of the draw to the Starz limited series?
I hadn’t read the book but I had seen the film, and I had very strong memories of Merchant Ivory and Emma’s [Thompson] role in it,...
How familiar were you with the book or film version of “Howards End” and were either a big part of the draw to the Starz limited series?
I hadn’t read the book but I had seen the film, and I had very strong memories of Merchant Ivory and Emma’s [Thompson] role in it,...
- 4/24/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
The Starz limited series “Howards End” is ostensibly a romance between headstrong Margaret Schlegel (Hayley Atwell) and the wealthy but emotionally repressed Henry Wilcox (Matthew Macfadyen), but Atwell thinks the bonds between the women are “the most important relationships in the story.” Margaret has deep affection for her sister Helen as well as a “platonic yet strange love affair” with Henry’s first wife Ruth (Julia Ormond), and those emotional connections are “the beating heart of the whole piece.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Atwell above.
“Howards End” is based on the 1910 novel by E.M. Forster, which was previously adapted into a famous 1992 Merchant Ivory film that won Emma Thompson the Best Actress Oscar for playing Margaret. Atwell had seen the film, but she didn’t re-watch it before putting her own spin on the role. “I know Em and spoke to her about it, and she was adamant...
“Howards End” is based on the 1910 novel by E.M. Forster, which was previously adapted into a famous 1992 Merchant Ivory film that won Emma Thompson the Best Actress Oscar for playing Margaret. Atwell had seen the film, but she didn’t re-watch it before putting her own spin on the role. “I know Em and spoke to her about it, and she was adamant...
- 4/13/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
If there were no Merchant Ivory film, Starz’s “Howards End” would be a more welcome adaptation. The four-part miniseries, an adaptation of E.M. Forster’s 1910 novel about class collision and national identity in turn-of-the-century England, is impeccably cast and studiously performed. But the bones of the production, adapted by prominent playwright Kenneth Lonergan and directed by Hettie Macdonald, lacks the impeccable grace and subtlety of both the earlier adaptation and the source material. Lonergan’s screenplay is so disinterested in logistics that it just skips them; especially towards the end of the four-parter, “Howards End” lets weeks, months, or years drop between scenes without even nodding to the audience. The aim is to raise the dramatic stakes, but combined with Macdonald’s lens — which knits together the story with a pleasant, too-romantic glow — what ends up happening is a messy smoothening of an intricate story. Forster’s book — a masterpiece,...
- 4/6/2018
- by Sonia Saraiya
- Variety Film + TV
With Time’s Up and #MeToo continuing to dominate the public conversation and headlines, Oscar-winning screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan is defending “Manchester by the Sea” star Casey Affleck, who has been the subject of backlash over previous allegations made against him.
The 2017 best actor Oscar winner was hit with two sexual harassment lawsuits by women who worked with him on his film “I’m Still Here” in 2010. That same year, he settled both suits out of court for an undisclosed amount.
When asked if he felt Affleck was treated unfairly in the wake of #MeToo, Lonergan responded, “I couldn’t be more all for the #MeToo movement and I couldn’t feel more strongly that he’s been treated abominably. It’s not good for anybody.”
In the wake of the controversy, the Oscars broke tradition after Affleck opted out of presenting the best female actress award. He was replaced by Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster.
The 2017 best actor Oscar winner was hit with two sexual harassment lawsuits by women who worked with him on his film “I’m Still Here” in 2010. That same year, he settled both suits out of court for an undisclosed amount.
When asked if he felt Affleck was treated unfairly in the wake of #MeToo, Lonergan responded, “I couldn’t be more all for the #MeToo movement and I couldn’t feel more strongly that he’s been treated abominably. It’s not good for anybody.”
In the wake of the controversy, the Oscars broke tradition after Affleck opted out of presenting the best female actress award. He was replaced by Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster.
- 4/5/2018
- by Paul Chi
- Variety Film + TV
“Angels in America” has cast a long shadow: Tony Kushner’s fantastical dramatization of the AIDS crisis has long seemed near definitive. But over six acts and seven hours at London’s Young Vic, Matthew Lopez’s sweeping two-parter “The Inheritance” not only picks up its mantle, it might just measure up. Like “Angels in America,” “The Inheritance,” directed by Stephen Daldry, is a vast, imperfect and unwieldy masterpiece that unpicks queer politics and neoliberal economics anew. In addressing the debt gay men owe to their forebears, it dares to ask whether the past hasn’t also sold the present up short.
If Lopez steps out of Kushner’s shadow, he does so by constantly acknowledging his lineage — one character crashes a party in white wings — but his play owes more to another gay writer: E. M. Forster. A very loose retelling of his novel “Howard’s End,” “The Inheritance...
If Lopez steps out of Kushner’s shadow, he does so by constantly acknowledging his lineage — one character crashes a party in white wings — but his play owes more to another gay writer: E. M. Forster. A very loose retelling of his novel “Howard’s End,” “The Inheritance...
- 3/29/2018
- by Matt Trueman
- Variety Film + TV
Even though Agent Carter’s no longer on the case, Hayley Atwell is still getting to the bottom of things.
Take the newly released trailer for Starz’s adaptation of Howards End, E.M. Forster’s 1910 novel about three families in turn-of-the-century England. Marvel’s Agent Carter alum Atwell plays Margaret Schlegel, an intelligent and independent sort who lives with her sister Helen (played by The Catch‘s Philippa Coulthard) and brother Tibby (Black Mirror‘s Alex Lawther) and who — among other intrigues — becomes involved in drama surrounding the widowed Henry Wilcox (Ripper Street‘s Matthew Macfadyen).
PhotosHowards End First...
Take the newly released trailer for Starz’s adaptation of Howards End, E.M. Forster’s 1910 novel about three families in turn-of-the-century England. Marvel’s Agent Carter alum Atwell plays Margaret Schlegel, an intelligent and independent sort who lives with her sister Helen (played by The Catch‘s Philippa Coulthard) and brother Tibby (Black Mirror‘s Alex Lawther) and who — among other intrigues — becomes involved in drama surrounding the widowed Henry Wilcox (Ripper Street‘s Matthew Macfadyen).
PhotosHowards End First...
- 12/7/2017
- TVLine.com
BBC has released a new trailer for “Howards End,” an upcoming miniseries adaptation of the E.M. Forster novel that was previously made into a Merchant-Ivory film. Kenneth Lonergan wrote this new take on the book, which stars Hayley Atwell. Watch the trailer below.
Read More:‘Howards End’ Photos: Kenneth Lonergan and Hayley Atwell Bring the Classic Novel to Television
Here’s the synopsis, which is appropriately wordy: “Margaret Schlegel (Atwell) is an intelligent, idealistic young woman who is courted by the older Henry Wilcox (Matthew Macfadyen), a self-made conservative businessman, after his wife Ruth Wilcox (Julia Ormond) dies unexpectedly and he becomes owner of Howards End.
“Meanwhile Margaret’s passionate and capricious younger sister Helen Schlegel (Philippa Coulthard) takes up the cause of Leonard Bast (Joseph Quinn) a young bank clerk who falls on hard times at work and at home with his partner Jacky (Rosalind Eleazar). In the absence of their late parents,...
Read More:‘Howards End’ Photos: Kenneth Lonergan and Hayley Atwell Bring the Classic Novel to Television
Here’s the synopsis, which is appropriately wordy: “Margaret Schlegel (Atwell) is an intelligent, idealistic young woman who is courted by the older Henry Wilcox (Matthew Macfadyen), a self-made conservative businessman, after his wife Ruth Wilcox (Julia Ormond) dies unexpectedly and he becomes owner of Howards End.
“Meanwhile Margaret’s passionate and capricious younger sister Helen Schlegel (Philippa Coulthard) takes up the cause of Leonard Bast (Joseph Quinn) a young bank clerk who falls on hard times at work and at home with his partner Jacky (Rosalind Eleazar). In the absence of their late parents,...
- 11/10/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins star in a gorgeous restoration of the Merchant Ivory period drama
A new 4K restoration to celebrate its 25th anniversary means director-producer duo James Ivory and Ismail Merchant’s 1992 period drama is back on the big screen. Their gorgeous, textured adaption of Em Forster’s 1910 novel is fierce and deeply romantic, political, emotion-led, respectful of music and literature, impeccably dressed and, in one of the characters’ own words, “overexpressive”. A bit like its heroines, then, the Schlegel sisters, Margaret (Emma Thompson) and Helen (Helena Bonham Carter), champagne socialists whose progressive values and philanthropic impulses are tested by their emotional connections to men who sit both above and below them on the socioeconomic ladder. “The poor are poor; one is sorry for them, but there it is,” growls the wealthy Henry Wilcox (Anthony Hopkins), the wealthy owner of Howards End and Margaret’s eventual suitor.
But...
A new 4K restoration to celebrate its 25th anniversary means director-producer duo James Ivory and Ismail Merchant’s 1992 period drama is back on the big screen. Their gorgeous, textured adaption of Em Forster’s 1910 novel is fierce and deeply romantic, political, emotion-led, respectful of music and literature, impeccably dressed and, in one of the characters’ own words, “overexpressive”. A bit like its heroines, then, the Schlegel sisters, Margaret (Emma Thompson) and Helen (Helena Bonham Carter), champagne socialists whose progressive values and philanthropic impulses are tested by their emotional connections to men who sit both above and below them on the socioeconomic ladder. “The poor are poor; one is sorry for them, but there it is,” growls the wealthy Henry Wilcox (Anthony Hopkins), the wealthy owner of Howards End and Margaret’s eventual suitor.
But...
- 7/30/2017
- by Simran Hans
- The Guardian - Film News
Nearly a year after the Merchant-Ivory adaptation of “Howards End” returned to theaters, Starz is set to premiere its miniseries version of the classic E.M. Forster novel. Kenneth Lonergan is writing the new limited series, which will air next year. Find four new photos from “Howards End” below.
Read More‘Howards End’ Photo: Kenneth Lonergan–Written Adaptation Heads to the Small Screen
Here’s the official synopsis, in case you’re not up to date on your classics: “Margaret Schlegel (Hayley Atwell) is an intelligent, idealistic young woman who is courted by the older Henry Wilcox (Matthew Macfadyen), a self-made conservative businessman, after his wife Ruth Wilcox (Julia Ormond) dies unexpectedly and he becomes owner of Howards End.
“Meanwhile Margaret’s passionate and capricious younger sister Helen Schlegel (Philippa Coulthard) takes up the cause of Leonard Bast (Joseph Quinn) a young bank clerk who falls on hard times at work...
Read More‘Howards End’ Photo: Kenneth Lonergan–Written Adaptation Heads to the Small Screen
Here’s the official synopsis, in case you’re not up to date on your classics: “Margaret Schlegel (Hayley Atwell) is an intelligent, idealistic young woman who is courted by the older Henry Wilcox (Matthew Macfadyen), a self-made conservative businessman, after his wife Ruth Wilcox (Julia Ormond) dies unexpectedly and he becomes owner of Howards End.
“Meanwhile Margaret’s passionate and capricious younger sister Helen Schlegel (Philippa Coulthard) takes up the cause of Leonard Bast (Joseph Quinn) a young bank clerk who falls on hard times at work...
- 7/28/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Howard’s End, the limited series based on the E.M. Forster novel that is set to air on BBC and Starz, released a photo so that people finally have something to ground their potential excitement. While a first look release is never quite the sensation some may hope, in this case, it’s good to get something moving on this one just to get past the lingering effect of the good/bad news of Hayley Atwell‘s attachment to the project, which helped killed her fans’ hopes of Agent Carter revival.
The image shows Atwell (Margaret Schlegel) and Matthew Macfadyen (Henry Wilcox) at Simpson’s-in-the-Strand restaurant.
It’s hard to believe just how long it’s been since the now classic Anthony Hopkins/Emma Thompson version of the story, and if getting another take on the story isn’t enough, this one comes as Kenneth Lonergan‘s first television adaptation.
The image shows Atwell (Margaret Schlegel) and Matthew Macfadyen (Henry Wilcox) at Simpson’s-in-the-Strand restaurant.
It’s hard to believe just how long it’s been since the now classic Anthony Hopkins/Emma Thompson version of the story, and if getting another take on the story isn’t enough, this one comes as Kenneth Lonergan‘s first television adaptation.
- 5/5/2017
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
The Merchant-Ivory era may be over, but some of the novels they adapted are evergreen. “Howards End” is clearly among that august company, as E.M. Forster’s novel is once again being adapted — this time for the small screen. Starz has just released a first-look image from the upcoming series, which Kenneth Lonergan is writing. There it is, right at the top of this article!
Read More: Kenneth Lonergan Penning Four-Part TV Adaptation Of ‘Howards End’
Here’s the synopsis for all you philistines who, like me, have yet to read the book: “Margaret Schlegel is an intelligent, idealistic young woman who is courted by the older Henry Wilcox, a self-made conservative businessman, after his wife Ruth Wilcox (Julia Ormond) dies unexpectedly and he becomes owner of Howards End. Meanwhile Margaret’s passionate and capricious younger sister Helen Schlegel (Philippa Coulthard) takes up the cause of Leonard Bast (Joseph Quinn...
Read More: Kenneth Lonergan Penning Four-Part TV Adaptation Of ‘Howards End’
Here’s the synopsis for all you philistines who, like me, have yet to read the book: “Margaret Schlegel is an intelligent, idealistic young woman who is courted by the older Henry Wilcox, a self-made conservative businessman, after his wife Ruth Wilcox (Julia Ormond) dies unexpectedly and he becomes owner of Howards End. Meanwhile Margaret’s passionate and capricious younger sister Helen Schlegel (Philippa Coulthard) takes up the cause of Leonard Bast (Joseph Quinn...
- 5/4/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Starz has released the first image from its upcoming limited series Howards End, which is currently filming in and around London. The photo features stars Hayley Atwell (as Margaret Schlegel) and Matthew Macfadyen (Henry Wilcox) at London’s Simpson's-in-the-Strand restaurant. Take a look below. Based on the classic E.M. Forster novel, Howards End is the story of two independent and unconventional sisters and the men in their lives. Atwell’s Schlegel is an intelligent…...
- 5/4/2017
- Deadline TV
She traveled back to the 1940s for Agent Carter; now Hayley Atwell is going back even further in time.
Starz has released the first photo from its miniseries adaptation of the classic E.M. Forster novel Howards End, set in circa-1900 England and starring Atwell as headstrong young woman Margaret Schlegel. (Emma Thompson won an Oscar for playing Margaret in the 1992 film version of Howards End.) And just like Agent Carter‘s Peggy, Margaret seems to have a fondness for hats.
RelatedHayley Atwell to Star in Howards End Adaptation for Starz, BBC
Atwell is joined in the photo by Ripper Street alum Matthew Macfadyen,...
Starz has released the first photo from its miniseries adaptation of the classic E.M. Forster novel Howards End, set in circa-1900 England and starring Atwell as headstrong young woman Margaret Schlegel. (Emma Thompson won an Oscar for playing Margaret in the 1992 film version of Howards End.) And just like Agent Carter‘s Peggy, Margaret seems to have a fondness for hats.
RelatedHayley Atwell to Star in Howards End Adaptation for Starz, BBC
Atwell is joined in the photo by Ripper Street alum Matthew Macfadyen,...
- 5/4/2017
- TVLine.com
A British literature classic is getting an update, thanks to Starz and the BBC.
Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter, Conviction) will headline a miniseries adaptation of Howards End, based on the E.M. Forster novel, to be co-produced by Starz and BBC One. Set in circa-1900 England, Howards End explores the social and class divisions of the time through three families; Atwell will star as well-read idealist Margaret Schlegel.
RelatedBenedict Cumberbatch to Ep, Star in BBC One Drama About Loss of a Child
Joining Atwell in the cast are Matthew Macfadyen (Ripper Street), who’ll play Henry Wilcox, and Tracey Ullman,...
Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter, Conviction) will headline a miniseries adaptation of Howards End, based on the E.M. Forster novel, to be co-produced by Starz and BBC One. Set in circa-1900 England, Howards End explores the social and class divisions of the time through three families; Atwell will star as well-read idealist Margaret Schlegel.
RelatedBenedict Cumberbatch to Ep, Star in BBC One Drama About Loss of a Child
Joining Atwell in the cast are Matthew Macfadyen (Ripper Street), who’ll play Henry Wilcox, and Tracey Ullman,...
- 2/15/2017
- TVLine.com
Warning: The following contains spoilers from Tuesday’s midseason finale of Covert Affairs. If you have yet to watch, head to a different TVLine story. Everyone else, read on…
Annie Walker has a new enemy.
On Tuesday’s Season 5 summer finale of Covert Affairs, the spy discovered that McQuaid Security’s Caitlin and diplomat Belenko framed her new love interest Ryan — not to mention shot him. While Caitlin bit the bullet, Belenko is still in play, and possibly targeting Arthur.
Below, executive producers Matt Corman and Chris Ord discuss Ryan’s fate, Auggie and Annie’s (romantic?!) future, Season 5’s “intense” arc and more.
Annie Walker has a new enemy.
On Tuesday’s Season 5 summer finale of Covert Affairs, the spy discovered that McQuaid Security’s Caitlin and diplomat Belenko framed her new love interest Ryan — not to mention shot him. While Caitlin bit the bullet, Belenko is still in play, and possibly targeting Arthur.
Below, executive producers Matt Corman and Chris Ord discuss Ryan’s fate, Auggie and Annie’s (romantic?!) future, Season 5’s “intense” arc and more.
- 8/27/2014
- TVLine.com
Spoiler alert! If you haven’t watched the season 5 premiere of USA’s Covert Affairs, stop reading now. Co-creators Chris Ord and Matt Corman take us inside the twists and tease what’s to come.
Entertainment Weekly: At first, you have us thinking that perhaps Annie did something shady in the four months she’s been off the grid since killing Henry Wilcox. But then she has a situation with her heart, and that seems to be the secret she’s hiding from Auggie and everyone else. I’m guessing that’s something stemming from when she was shot, but for now,...
Entertainment Weekly: At first, you have us thinking that perhaps Annie did something shady in the four months she’s been off the grid since killing Henry Wilcox. But then she has a situation with her heart, and that seems to be the secret she’s hiding from Auggie and everyone else. I’m guessing that’s something stemming from when she was shot, but for now,...
- 6/25/2014
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
When Covert Affairs returns on June 24 (USA, 10 p.m. Et), season five picks up four months after Annie (Piper Perabo) shot and killed Henry Wilcox. She’s ready to come back to work, but no one at the agency—including Auggie (Christopher Gorham)—knows where she’s been.
“This is a show about secrets. But up until this point, Annie hasn’t really had a secret that she’s harboring from the folks that she works with at the CIA,” co-creator Matt Corman says. “It’s another layer.”
Viewers will get their first clue as to what Annie’s hiding in the season premiere,...
“This is a show about secrets. But up until this point, Annie hasn’t really had a secret that she’s harboring from the folks that she works with at the CIA,” co-creator Matt Corman says. “It’s another layer.”
Viewers will get their first clue as to what Annie’s hiding in the season premiere,...
- 6/24/2014
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
"Covert Affairs" returns Tuesday night on USA with its Season 5 premiere and Christopher Gorham said the episode packs a punch.
"It's not just exciting and adventurous and all of those things that we do so well, but it's just -- like emotionally, it sticks with you and it really starts things off right," the actor, who plays CIA handler and Dpd (Domestic Protection Division) tech ops leader Auggie Anderson, told AccessHollywood.com.
At the end of Season 4, Piper Perabo's Annie Walker finally took out the traitorous Henry Wilcox. So what's the next for the characters going forward? ...
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"It's not just exciting and adventurous and all of those things that we do so well, but it's just -- like emotionally, it sticks with you and it really starts things off right," the actor, who plays CIA handler and Dpd (Domestic Protection Division) tech ops leader Auggie Anderson, told AccessHollywood.com.
At the end of Season 4, Piper Perabo's Annie Walker finally took out the traitorous Henry Wilcox. So what's the next for the characters going forward? ...
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- 6/24/2014
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
Annie Walker is finally coming in from the cold.
When Covert Affairs returns this Tuesday (USA Network, 10/9c), the CIA agent will find herself facing an uphill battle as she tries to get her old life back following a dark turn in which she killed Henry Wilcox.
Related Exclusive Covert Affairs Video: Meet the New Woman in Auggie’s Life!
At least she can pick up where she left off with ex Auggie — or can she? Although they’re once again handler and operative, Annie’s a different kind of spy now, and the toll of the job gets in the way of romance,...
When Covert Affairs returns this Tuesday (USA Network, 10/9c), the CIA agent will find herself facing an uphill battle as she tries to get her old life back following a dark turn in which she killed Henry Wilcox.
Related Exclusive Covert Affairs Video: Meet the New Woman in Auggie’s Life!
At least she can pick up where she left off with ex Auggie — or can she? Although they’re once again handler and operative, Annie’s a different kind of spy now, and the toll of the job gets in the way of romance,...
- 6/23/2014
- TVLine.com
USA’s Covert Affairs is going to be a slightly different show when it returns for its fifth season. Choices were made in Season 4 that are going to be sending lead character Annie (Piper Perabo) down a path unlike any she’s been down before. It’ll be dangerous and harmful to her very being, but it’s something she needs to do. But that’s only one aspect of the upcoming season; there’s still the regular addition of guest stars that will march their way through the season. Today we have Entourage’s Perrey Reeves joining Covert Affairs in a role that will be plenty of fun, even if it’s not exactly anything new.
We’ve had plenty of characters come through Covert Affairs and many of them have had to fight their way into the positions of power. According to E! Online, Reeves will be Caitlyn,...
We’ve had plenty of characters come through Covert Affairs and many of them have had to fight their way into the positions of power. According to E! Online, Reeves will be Caitlyn,...
- 3/30/2014
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
There's a new face in the spy game of "Covert Affairs" Season 5. Nic Bishop ("Body of Proof") has been cast as Ryan McQuaid, a new regular character coming with the return of the show in the summer of 2014.
McQuaid is described as a "handsome, magnetic and charming" man who first meets Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) out in the field. This former Navy Seal and current private contractor (who happens to be worth billions) is at first an uneasy ally for CIA operative Annie. But she soon begins to suspect that McQuaid has a secret agenda.
The 16 episodes of "Covert Affairs" Season 5 will pick up after Annie's return to the CIA fold. Her time deep undercover trying to take down Henry Wilcox has left its mark on the wild-card agent, and Annie will have to pay the price as she tries to return to her old life in the new season.
McQuaid is described as a "handsome, magnetic and charming" man who first meets Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) out in the field. This former Navy Seal and current private contractor (who happens to be worth billions) is at first an uneasy ally for CIA operative Annie. But she soon begins to suspect that McQuaid has a secret agenda.
The 16 episodes of "Covert Affairs" Season 5 will pick up after Annie's return to the CIA fold. Her time deep undercover trying to take down Henry Wilcox has left its mark on the wild-card agent, and Annie will have to pay the price as she tries to return to her old life in the new season.
- 3/12/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Covert Affairs" has come to the end of its Season 4 with a bang -- a bang that managed to destroy Henry Wilcox (finally). What did you think of this ending to Annie's life on the run? What will the CIA be like when the show returns for Season 5?
Those questions must wait for an answer. Until then, let us know what you think in the poll.
A brief summary, in case you forgot anything already
The end of one crazy season takes place mostly in China, with only occasional forays back to Washington for some office stuff. Most of that -- barring the suicide of Braithwaite and Joan's impending childbirth -- isn't terribly important. In the end, Calder's involvement in bringing down Henry Wilcox wins him honors and career advancement opportunities.
But the important stuff happened in China, namely:
Annie and Henry had a face-to-face that included the TV-required parable...
Those questions must wait for an answer. Until then, let us know what you think in the poll.
A brief summary, in case you forgot anything already
The end of one crazy season takes place mostly in China, with only occasional forays back to Washington for some office stuff. Most of that -- barring the suicide of Braithwaite and Joan's impending childbirth -- isn't terribly important. In the end, Calder's involvement in bringing down Henry Wilcox wins him honors and career advancement opportunities.
But the important stuff happened in China, namely:
Annie and Henry had a face-to-face that included the TV-required parable...
- 11/22/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Now that "Covert Affairs" has returned with the first of its new episodes, fans are getting the chance to see Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) deal with life on the run after faking her own death.
How is Annie going to cope with the situation? Will her new life change her in any way? What does this mean for the spies back home? Executive producers Matt Corman and Chris Ord talk about all of this and more in an interview.
Why did you decide to have Annie fake her own death and go on the run?
Matt Corman and Chris Ord: The concept of reinvention and the concept of going deep undercover as a spy has always been really intriguing for us. And as the show evolves, changes and Annie becomes a more skilled operative, we thought it would be really interesting if to unplug her, as it were, and...
How is Annie going to cope with the situation? Will her new life change her in any way? What does this mean for the spies back home? Executive producers Matt Corman and Chris Ord talk about all of this and more in an interview.
Why did you decide to have Annie fake her own death and go on the run?
Matt Corman and Chris Ord: The concept of reinvention and the concept of going deep undercover as a spy has always been really intriguing for us. And as the show evolves, changes and Annie becomes a more skilled operative, we thought it would be really interesting if to unplug her, as it were, and...
- 10/18/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Annie Walker's dead.
At least the CIA Operative Annie Walker is gone. She was shot to death by Calder Michaels and in her place a new woman was resurrected, Jessica Matthews. This new dark-haired woman has one single focus: bring down Henry Wilcox.
The transition from Annie to Jessica was more than just physical appearance. She showcased her hardcore determination through her hair, clothes and even in choice of a motorcycle. Piper Perabo rocked the long, dark hair and kick-ass look.
In order to uncover Henry's plan, Annie's first target was Henry's ex-wife, Sana. Annie believes that Sana has some knowledge about what Henry's planning since he had lunch with his ex-wife before the helicopter explosion.
Annie may be determined, but she's definitely not the most subtle person. When she first met Sana she immediately brought up Henry. Even though it was indirect, it was a huge tell. Sana may...
At least the CIA Operative Annie Walker is gone. She was shot to death by Calder Michaels and in her place a new woman was resurrected, Jessica Matthews. This new dark-haired woman has one single focus: bring down Henry Wilcox.
The transition from Annie to Jessica was more than just physical appearance. She showcased her hardcore determination through her hair, clothes and even in choice of a motorcycle. Piper Perabo rocked the long, dark hair and kick-ass look.
In order to uncover Henry's plan, Annie's first target was Henry's ex-wife, Sana. Annie believes that Sana has some knowledge about what Henry's planning since he had lunch with his ex-wife before the helicopter explosion.
Annie may be determined, but she's definitely not the most subtle person. When she first met Sana she immediately brought up Henry. Even though it was indirect, it was a huge tell. Sana may...
- 10/18/2013
- by carla@tvfanatic.com (Carla Day)
- TVfanatic
Having faked her own death, Annie is now on the run and looking for a way to destroy Henry Wilcox. How far did she get in the first fall episode of Season 4?
Does the new "Covert Affairs" work?
Life after death
There are a lot of negatives in Annie's new life. For one thing, she's completely on her own. The CIA can't help her. She has no friends. Were anyone in law enforcement to realize she is alive, it would be very bad. In order to avoid detection and infiltrate the correct organizations, Annie is stuck living in terrible neighborhoods with scary people.
On the plus side, that is one great motorcycle. Her hair is nice too.
On the job
Annie's first avenue of attack seems to be Henry's ex-wife -- and Jai's mother -- Sana. The two women meet in a grief support group and soon strike up a friendship.
Does the new "Covert Affairs" work?
Life after death
There are a lot of negatives in Annie's new life. For one thing, she's completely on her own. The CIA can't help her. She has no friends. Were anyone in law enforcement to realize she is alive, it would be very bad. In order to avoid detection and infiltrate the correct organizations, Annie is stuck living in terrible neighborhoods with scary people.
On the plus side, that is one great motorcycle. Her hair is nice too.
On the job
Annie's first avenue of attack seems to be Henry's ex-wife -- and Jai's mother -- Sana. The two women meet in a grief support group and soon strike up a friendship.
- 10/18/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The last time we saw Annie Walker on "Covert Affairs," she had just faked her own death --
convincing the CIA! -- and disappeared for a life on the run. What's next? Piper Perabo previews Annie's secret new world in this interview.
There may be a few "Covert Affairs" spoilers in this, so please read with caution.
First of all, what can you say about the new hair Annie has in the promos for the upcoming episodes?
Piper Perabo: Annie has gotten into so much trouble that the only way to protect the people that she cares about is to fake her own death ... And because of what's going down, her picture is all over the place, and she needs to be unrecognizable. We figured that this was one way that she could change her appearance fast while she's on the run.
My hair is a total metaphor. When Annie goes blonde again,...
convincing the CIA! -- and disappeared for a life on the run. What's next? Piper Perabo previews Annie's secret new world in this interview.
There may be a few "Covert Affairs" spoilers in this, so please read with caution.
First of all, what can you say about the new hair Annie has in the promos for the upcoming episodes?
Piper Perabo: Annie has gotten into so much trouble that the only way to protect the people that she cares about is to fake her own death ... And because of what's going down, her picture is all over the place, and she needs to be unrecognizable. We figured that this was one way that she could change her appearance fast while she's on the run.
My hair is a total metaphor. When Annie goes blonde again,...
- 10/16/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Covert Affairs killed off its main character in the summer finale. Yes, Annie's dead. Not literally, of course.
When Covert Affairs season 4 returns for its final six episodes tomorrow night on USA, it's a changed game. Annie's hair isn't the only thing that gets darker. She's no longer the sweet agent that we first met in Season 1. She's dangerous, has no sense of control and is willing to go to extremes in order to find out the truth. Expect the unexpected both with Annie and back at the CIA.
Can't wait for the return of Annie Walker Jessica Matthews? Check out a few teases about the season 4.5 premiere:
Annie looks good as a brunette and even better riding a motorcycle. Keep your enemies close. That philosophy is embraced by more than one party. More than one person is aware of Annie's fake death, while other's grieve and are angry over her death.
When Covert Affairs season 4 returns for its final six episodes tomorrow night on USA, it's a changed game. Annie's hair isn't the only thing that gets darker. She's no longer the sweet agent that we first met in Season 1. She's dangerous, has no sense of control and is willing to go to extremes in order to find out the truth. Expect the unexpected both with Annie and back at the CIA.
Can't wait for the return of Annie Walker Jessica Matthews? Check out a few teases about the season 4.5 premiere:
Annie looks good as a brunette and even better riding a motorcycle. Keep your enemies close. That philosophy is embraced by more than one party. More than one person is aware of Annie's fake death, while other's grieve and are angry over her death.
- 10/16/2013
- by carla@tvfanatic.com (Carla Day)
- TVfanatic
Covert Affairs resumes its fourth season Thursday night with Annie (Piper Perabo) having faked her own death and now hunting Henry Wilcox’s (Gregory Itzin) ex-wife solo to see if she can turn her against him and bring him down. “She’s completely in the dark, which is a really exciting dynamic going into the back six,” co-creator Chris Ord told EW after the summer finale. “We’ll see Annie in situations where normally she’d have the opportunity to just call Auggie or the CIA, but she won’t now. And that compounds the challenge of all those situations.
- 10/16/2013
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
Audiences may know that Piper Perabo's Annie Walker is still alive and working to take down Henry Wilcox, but not everyone seems to be in on the plan.
In this exclusive sneak peek (click the link below) at Thursday's return of the USA drama, Auggie (Christopher Gorham) and Joan (Kari Matchett), discuss how Annie should be honored.
Watch: Covert Affairs: Auggie & Joan Remember Annie (Access Exclusive)
As a refresher, in the last episode, Eyal (Oded Fehr) jump started her heart after Annie's elevator gun battle with Calder Michaels (Hill Harper), which was overheard by Henry ...
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In this exclusive sneak peek (click the link below) at Thursday's return of the USA drama, Auggie (Christopher Gorham) and Joan (Kari Matchett), discuss how Annie should be honored.
Watch: Covert Affairs: Auggie & Joan Remember Annie (Access Exclusive)
As a refresher, in the last episode, Eyal (Oded Fehr) jump started her heart after Annie's elevator gun battle with Calder Michaels (Hill Harper), which was overheard by Henry ...
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 10/15/2013
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
USA has picked up a fifth season of its spy drama "Covert Affairs," a couple weeks before the final episodes of Season 4 arrive on the cable channel.
"No other series on television travels the globe to tell a story like 'Covert Affairs,' and we are pleased to bring it back for another season," network head Chris McCumber says. "The series continues to be a cornerstone in our lineup."
The series averaged just under 4 million viewers for the first part of Season 4, putting it among the Top 10 scripted cable series of the summer.
It returns for its final six episodes of the season on Oct. 17 with Annie (Piper Perabo), who faked her death in the show's summer finale, now living off the grid and looking for a way to bring Henry Wilcox (Gregory Itzin) down.
Season 5 will run 16 episodes and will premiere sometime next year.
"No other series on television travels the globe to tell a story like 'Covert Affairs,' and we are pleased to bring it back for another season," network head Chris McCumber says. "The series continues to be a cornerstone in our lineup."
The series averaged just under 4 million viewers for the first part of Season 4, putting it among the Top 10 scripted cable series of the summer.
It returns for its final six episodes of the season on Oct. 17 with Annie (Piper Perabo), who faked her death in the show's summer finale, now living off the grid and looking for a way to bring Henry Wilcox (Gregory Itzin) down.
Season 5 will run 16 episodes and will premiere sometime next year.
- 10/3/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
And it all comes back to where it started.
In the Covert Affairs season 4 premiere, the story began with Annie heading up the elevator to face off against Calder and losing their gun fight.
And in "Levitate Me," the truth behind that confrontation was revealed. Annie's not only going off the grid, she's following in Helen's footsteps by going completely dark to find out the truth behind Henry Wilcox's plans.
The events of the summer finale weren't surprising to me necause I've long suspected that Calder was on the right side and that he was helping Annie fake her death. Even though I saw it coming, the way it all played out was riveting to watch and emotionally powerful.
When Annie wrote the postcard to Danielle, the cost to both Annie and those who love her was palpable. It was heartbreaking to think about how Danielle will take Annie's death.
In the Covert Affairs season 4 premiere, the story began with Annie heading up the elevator to face off against Calder and losing their gun fight.
And in "Levitate Me," the truth behind that confrontation was revealed. Annie's not only going off the grid, she's following in Helen's footsteps by going completely dark to find out the truth behind Henry Wilcox's plans.
The events of the summer finale weren't surprising to me necause I've long suspected that Calder was on the right side and that he was helping Annie fake her death. Even though I saw it coming, the way it all played out was riveting to watch and emotionally powerful.
When Annie wrote the postcard to Danielle, the cost to both Annie and those who love her was palpable. It was heartbreaking to think about how Danielle will take Annie's death.
- 9/18/2013
- by carla@tvfanatic.com (Carla Day)
- TVfanatic
[Warning: Spoilers ahead from Tuesday's summer finale. Do not proceed if you have not watched the episode.] Where does Covert Affairs go from here? USA Network's spy drama didn't hold back in its summer finale, faking the death of Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) and introducing a brand-new chapter in a never-ending saga against Henry Wilcox (Gregory Itzin). But one question remains to be seen: Did we bid farewell to the Annie Walker we've known for good? Video: 'Covert Affairs': Annie Makes a 'Bad-Ass' Move Either way you slice it, when Covert Affairs returns in October, things
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- 9/18/2013
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Covert Affairs’ tense summer run climaxes tonight as we finally reach that flash-forward moment that began the season: Annie (Piper Perabo) and Calder (Hill Harper) pulling their guns on one another and firing. We now know she’s in Germany trying to figure out who Henry Wilcox (Gregory Itzin) was meeting with on his layover to Copenhagen, where he committed an act of terrorism that he blamed on Teo (Manolo Cardona). And yes, Teo really did die during surgery for a bullet wound acquired during his escape with Annie. “It speaks of how much the audience enjoyed the character and...
- 9/17/2013
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
Will Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) get to Henry Wilcox (Gregory Itzin)? Covert Affairs finishes its summer run before heading into a one-month break with Annie on the run in Frankfurt. In the summer finale, with Auggie (Christopher Gorham) as her only resource, the CIA operative finds herself in a tricky position as she races through the European city. In a bit of a pickle, Annie calls the only person she can for some help in a scene from the summer closer exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter. "Going after Henry while being a fugitive is ...," Auggie trails off, with
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- 9/16/2013
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jonathan Togo is headed to USA.
And maybe other parts of the globe as well.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former CSI: Miami star will appear on multiple episodes of Covert Affairs Season 4, debuting this winter as Nelson Smith.
Look for the character to be an associate of Henry Wilcox and to cause problems for Annie when she tries to turn him.
Covert Affairs wraps up its first set of Season 4 episodes on September 17.
It will then go on hiatus and be paired with White Collar when it returns on October 17 with six more to conclude the season.
And maybe other parts of the globe as well.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former CSI: Miami star will appear on multiple episodes of Covert Affairs Season 4, debuting this winter as Nelson Smith.
Look for the character to be an associate of Henry Wilcox and to cause problems for Annie when she tries to turn him.
Covert Affairs wraps up its first set of Season 4 episodes on September 17.
It will then go on hiatus and be paired with White Collar when it returns on October 17 with six more to conclude the season.
- 9/11/2013
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
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