Vicky Cristina Barcelona star Rebecca Hall was one of the buzziest names to feature on the BBC’s recent 12-strong drama slate and the BAFTA winner can now be seen in first look images playing a teacher in Element Pictures’ The Listeners.
Adapted by the novel’s author Jordan Tannahill, Hall’s character Claire is tormented by a low humming sound that no one else around her can hear. This seemingly innocuous noise gradually upsets the balance of her life, increasing tension between herself and her husband, Paul, and daughter, Ashley. But despite multiple doctors, no obvious source or medical cause can be found.
Scroll down for more pics, including another of Hall and one of Ollie West (Hamnet), who plays student Kyle and can also hear the sound.
Also starring in the series, which was filmed in Greater Manchester, are Prasanna Puwanarajah, Amr Waked (Ramy), Gayle Rankin, Mia Tharia (Phoenix Rise), Franc Ashman, Samuel Edward Cook, Karen Henthorn, Lucy Sheen (Ping Pong) and Ian Mercer.
Deadline revealed the show’s development last March and Poor Things producer Element is making it with Janicza Bravo – whose past credits include Zola, Mrs America and Them – directing. Hall is also starring in James L. Brooks’ next movie Ella McCay and Tessa Thompson’s similarly-named helpline drama The Listener. Fremantle is distributing The Listeners.
Rebecca Dundon, SVP Scripted Content, International at Fremantle said: “The Listeners is a thriller like no other that will surprise, provoke and challenge the status quo.”
Ollie West as Kyle and Rebecca Hall as Claire. Image: Element Pictures/Fremantle/BBC/Des Willie Rebecca Hall as Claire. Image: Element Pictures/Fremantle/BBC/Will Robson-Scott
Tannahill and Bravo are EP-ing alongside Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann and Rachel Dargavel for Element Pictures, Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC, and Alice Birch. The series is produced by BAFTA-nominated Ed King. Fremantle is handling global sales.
Adapted by the novel’s author Jordan Tannahill, Hall’s character Claire is tormented by a low humming sound that no one else around her can hear. This seemingly innocuous noise gradually upsets the balance of her life, increasing tension between herself and her husband, Paul, and daughter, Ashley. But despite multiple doctors, no obvious source or medical cause can be found.
Scroll down for more pics, including another of Hall and one of Ollie West (Hamnet), who plays student Kyle and can also hear the sound.
Also starring in the series, which was filmed in Greater Manchester, are Prasanna Puwanarajah, Amr Waked (Ramy), Gayle Rankin, Mia Tharia (Phoenix Rise), Franc Ashman, Samuel Edward Cook, Karen Henthorn, Lucy Sheen (Ping Pong) and Ian Mercer.
Deadline revealed the show’s development last March and Poor Things producer Element is making it with Janicza Bravo – whose past credits include Zola, Mrs America and Them – directing. Hall is also starring in James L. Brooks’ next movie Ella McCay and Tessa Thompson’s similarly-named helpline drama The Listener. Fremantle is distributing The Listeners.
Rebecca Dundon, SVP Scripted Content, International at Fremantle said: “The Listeners is a thriller like no other that will surprise, provoke and challenge the status quo.”
Ollie West as Kyle and Rebecca Hall as Claire. Image: Element Pictures/Fremantle/BBC/Des Willie Rebecca Hall as Claire. Image: Element Pictures/Fremantle/BBC/Will Robson-Scott
Tannahill and Bravo are EP-ing alongside Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann and Rachel Dargavel for Element Pictures, Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC, and Alice Birch. The series is produced by BAFTA-nominated Ed King. Fremantle is handling global sales.
- 3/1/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Spotlighting diversity in the international television market, eight projects took home awards at Mipcom’s Diversify TV Awards.
Presented at the Cannes Palais des Festivals’ Grand Auditorium, the winners were selected from 165 countries submitted by 27 countries for the 7th edition of the event.
BBC Studios documentary “Inside Our Autistic Minds” won in the representation of disability, non-scripted category. The series takes us inside the minds of autistic people. Co-produced in partnership with The Open University, in the production Chris Packham explores the lives of autistic people across the U.K. and brings their experience to life in short films.
In another high-profile win, the Fremantle-sold “Little Bird” from Canada won in the representation of race and ethnicity – scripted category. The story follows an Indigenous woman looking for her birth family and the truth about her past. The production companies are Rezolution Pictures, and Op Little Bird.
Spain’s “Nights...
Presented at the Cannes Palais des Festivals’ Grand Auditorium, the winners were selected from 165 countries submitted by 27 countries for the 7th edition of the event.
BBC Studios documentary “Inside Our Autistic Minds” won in the representation of disability, non-scripted category. The series takes us inside the minds of autistic people. Co-produced in partnership with The Open University, in the production Chris Packham explores the lives of autistic people across the U.K. and brings their experience to life in short films.
In another high-profile win, the Fremantle-sold “Little Bird” from Canada won in the representation of race and ethnicity – scripted category. The story follows an Indigenous woman looking for her birth family and the truth about her past. The production companies are Rezolution Pictures, and Op Little Bird.
Spain’s “Nights...
- 10/22/2023
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
Television market MIPCOM in Cannes on Tuesday unveiled the winners for the Diversify TV Awards, which honor international programming promoting diversity and inclusion.
The nominees were picked from 165 submissions from more than 27 countries. To be eligible, programs were required to provide a fair and balanced representation of race and ethnicity, the Lgbtqia+ and disabled communities; to show a positive impact; to stand out in originality and excellence in terms of storytelling, casting and production values; to challenge stereotypes and to have aired tin the past year. The awards honor both fiction and non-fiction shows.
British broadcaster and activist Femi Oke hosted the 2023 awards, held at the Grand Auditorium in the Cannes Palais on Tuesday.
One of the most emotional speeches came from Canadian producer Sylvain Parent-Bédard, accepting the trophy for About Antoine, which won in the Representation of Disability – Scripted category. The Quebecois series is based on Parent-Bédard’s own,...
The nominees were picked from 165 submissions from more than 27 countries. To be eligible, programs were required to provide a fair and balanced representation of race and ethnicity, the Lgbtqia+ and disabled communities; to show a positive impact; to stand out in originality and excellence in terms of storytelling, casting and production values; to challenge stereotypes and to have aired tin the past year. The awards honor both fiction and non-fiction shows.
British broadcaster and activist Femi Oke hosted the 2023 awards, held at the Grand Auditorium in the Cannes Palais on Tuesday.
One of the most emotional speeches came from Canadian producer Sylvain Parent-Bédard, accepting the trophy for About Antoine, which won in the Representation of Disability – Scripted category. The Quebecois series is based on Parent-Bédard’s own,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Facing tight budgets and continued uncertainty in the entertainment sector, buyers at this year’s MipJunior are expected to largely stick to tried and true IP, but many still see opportunities for exciting original content.
In addition to presenting the hottest new kids’ shows from around the globe, MipJunior, which runs Oct. 13-15, will examine the latest developments and trends that are redefining the market, such as the state of co-production and financing amid audience fragmentation, consumer use of multi-platform media, the growing role of gaming and the emergence of disruptive technologies like AI.
“Given the current uncertainties in the sector around streamers and broadcasters, we see less appetite for risk and thus more interest in established brands and IP with built-in audiences,” says Bernd Wendeln, COO of Munich-based Your Family Entertainment (Yfe).
A subsidiary of Beverly Hills- based Kartoon Studios, Yfe’s recent hit titles include “Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten,...
In addition to presenting the hottest new kids’ shows from around the globe, MipJunior, which runs Oct. 13-15, will examine the latest developments and trends that are redefining the market, such as the state of co-production and financing amid audience fragmentation, consumer use of multi-platform media, the growing role of gaming and the emergence of disruptive technologies like AI.
“Given the current uncertainties in the sector around streamers and broadcasters, we see less appetite for risk and thus more interest in established brands and IP with built-in audiences,” says Bernd Wendeln, COO of Munich-based Your Family Entertainment (Yfe).
A subsidiary of Beverly Hills- based Kartoon Studios, Yfe’s recent hit titles include “Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
International television market Mipcom Cannes on Thursday unveiled this year’s nominees for the Diversify TV Awards, which honor international programming promoting diversity and inclusion.
The nominees were picked from some 165 submissions from more than 27 countries. To be eligible, programs were required to provide a fair and balanced representation of race and ethnicity, the Lgbtqia+ and disabled communities; to show a positive impact; to stand out in originality and excellence in terms of storytelling, casting and production values; to challenge stereotypes and to have aired tin the past year. The awards honor both fiction and non-fiction shows.
Among the nominees for scripted representation of race and ethnicity are the British Amazon/ITV series Riches, the German Disney+ show Sam – A Saxon and Canadian drama Little Bird, which aired on Crave and Aptn lumi. In the representation of disability category, nominees include Canadian drama About Antoine from Club illico and...
The nominees were picked from some 165 submissions from more than 27 countries. To be eligible, programs were required to provide a fair and balanced representation of race and ethnicity, the Lgbtqia+ and disabled communities; to show a positive impact; to stand out in originality and excellence in terms of storytelling, casting and production values; to challenge stereotypes and to have aired tin the past year. The awards honor both fiction and non-fiction shows.
Among the nominees for scripted representation of race and ethnicity are the British Amazon/ITV series Riches, the German Disney+ show Sam – A Saxon and Canadian drama Little Bird, which aired on Crave and Aptn lumi. In the representation of disability category, nominees include Canadian drama About Antoine from Club illico and...
- 9/21/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Phoenix Rise,” fresh off its world premiere at Cannes’ MipJunior, is a “show about second chances,” say creators Matt Evans and Perrie Balthazar.
Produced by Canada’s Sinking Ship Entertainment and BBC Kids & Family Productions, it sees six marginalized students forming a bond at their new school in the U.K.’s West Midlands. With 20 episodes clocking in at 30 minutes, it’s targeting an audience of 10 years and older.
Alex Draper, Luca Alves, Lauren Corah, Tara Webb, Krish Bassi, Imogen Baker and Orla McDonagh star.
“Kids lead frantic lives. We wanted to capture that energy while also giving emotional moments some room to breathe,” Evans and Balthazar tell Variety in a joint statement.
“It’s a fast-moving show which reflects the chaos and confusion of being a teenager. Something we all can remember!”
Previously, Evans has been a writer on “EastEnders” or “Riviera.” He will also work on the upcoming...
Produced by Canada’s Sinking Ship Entertainment and BBC Kids & Family Productions, it sees six marginalized students forming a bond at their new school in the U.K.’s West Midlands. With 20 episodes clocking in at 30 minutes, it’s targeting an audience of 10 years and older.
Alex Draper, Luca Alves, Lauren Corah, Tara Webb, Krish Bassi, Imogen Baker and Orla McDonagh star.
“Kids lead frantic lives. We wanted to capture that energy while also giving emotional moments some room to breathe,” Evans and Balthazar tell Variety in a joint statement.
“It’s a fast-moving show which reflects the chaos and confusion of being a teenager. Something we all can remember!”
Previously, Evans has been a writer on “EastEnders” or “Riviera.” He will also work on the upcoming...
- 10/17/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
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