On Hallmark Channel’s The Way Home, Kat has finally found her long-missing brother, Jacob. But he’s not the little boy that she remembers.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Way Home Season 2 Episodes 1-5.]
Kris Holden-Ried and Spencer Macpherson in ‘The Way Home’ Season 2 | ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Peter Stranks
When Jacob (Remy Smith) disappeared two decades ago, he was just eight years old. His family has been searching for him ever since. Now, Kat (Chyler Leigh) has located him — in 1814. In The Way Home Season 2, Kat time travels back to the 19th century to find Jacob and, she hopes, bring him home. But things get significantly more complicated when she learns that Jacob is now an adult. After slipping into the pond on the Landry farm, Jacob was transported back in time. He’s been there ever since, and over the years has grown from a child into a man.
Who is this new, adult version of Jacob? Kat...
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Way Home Season 2 Episodes 1-5.]
Kris Holden-Ried and Spencer Macpherson in ‘The Way Home’ Season 2 | ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Peter Stranks
When Jacob (Remy Smith) disappeared two decades ago, he was just eight years old. His family has been searching for him ever since. Now, Kat (Chyler Leigh) has located him — in 1814. In The Way Home Season 2, Kat time travels back to the 19th century to find Jacob and, she hopes, bring him home. But things get significantly more complicated when she learns that Jacob is now an adult. After slipping into the pond on the Landry farm, Jacob was transported back in time. He’s been there ever since, and over the years has grown from a child into a man.
Who is this new, adult version of Jacob? Kat...
- 3/3/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Virgin River fans are going to need to be patient. Not only will it be another two months until the final season 5 episodes drop on Netflix, they’ll also have a long wait for season 6 – possibly until 2025. (Sob!) Unfortunately, we can’t magically conjure up more episodes of your favorite small-town drama. But we can point you to some other equally binge-worthy shows like Virgin River on Netflix that should keep you entertained while you wait for new episodes.
‘Sweet Magnolias’ (L to R) JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie, Brooke Elliott as Dana Sue, Heather Headley as Helen in ‘Sweet Magnolias’ | Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
When life is just too much, sometimes what you need is a girls’ night. The ladies of Sweet Magnolias understand that it’s your friends who keep you grounded through thick and thin. The trio at the heart of this soapy drama – which is based on...
‘Sweet Magnolias’ (L to R) JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie, Brooke Elliott as Dana Sue, Heather Headley as Helen in ‘Sweet Magnolias’ | Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
When life is just too much, sometimes what you need is a girls’ night. The ladies of Sweet Magnolias understand that it’s your friends who keep you grounded through thick and thin. The trio at the heart of this soapy drama – which is based on...
- 9/28/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Netflix is returning to Virgin River.
The streaming giant used its time in front of Madison Avenue ad buyers at its first-ever upfront presentation Wednesday in New York to announce that the soapy drama starring Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson will return for a sixth season. The renewal comes as season five of Virgin River is slated to premiere at a to-be-determined date in the fall on the streaming giant.
The drama based on the novels of the same name by Robyn Carr has been a standout performer, according to Netflix’s internal measurement. (The streamer, like others, does not release traditional viewership data.)
Patrick Sean Smith serves as showrunner on season five after taking over for Sue Tenney, who helmed the first four seasons of the Hallmark-like drama. Season five has already wrapped production.
Virgin River was last renewed in September 2021, when Netflix picked up the breakout hit for...
The streaming giant used its time in front of Madison Avenue ad buyers at its first-ever upfront presentation Wednesday in New York to announce that the soapy drama starring Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson will return for a sixth season. The renewal comes as season five of Virgin River is slated to premiere at a to-be-determined date in the fall on the streaming giant.
The drama based on the novels of the same name by Robyn Carr has been a standout performer, according to Netflix’s internal measurement. (The streamer, like others, does not release traditional viewership data.)
Patrick Sean Smith serves as showrunner on season five after taking over for Sue Tenney, who helmed the first four seasons of the Hallmark-like drama. Season five has already wrapped production.
Virgin River was last renewed in September 2021, when Netflix picked up the breakout hit for...
- 5/17/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Format
Fremantle and Kansai TV have launched new entertainment format “Quiz Pong” following a co-development deal initially revealed at MIPCOM 2022. The format was launched in Japan last month by Kansai TV and Fremantle will handle the production and global distribution.
“Quiz Pong” is a fast-paced gameshow where teams compete against each other in a fun tournament testing their mental, physical, and strategy skills. The teams go head-to-head by throwing balls into moving baskets, on a supersized set and answering general knowledge questions to score points. The harder the basket is to reach the more difficult the question inside the basket will be for their opponent. After battling through two rounds, the winning teams compete in the grand finale for a prize.
Miho Okada, executive managing director at Kansai TV, said: “Thanks to the innovative idea from our producers and creative support from Fremantle, ‘Quiz Pong’ developed into a fun, exciting,...
Fremantle and Kansai TV have launched new entertainment format “Quiz Pong” following a co-development deal initially revealed at MIPCOM 2022. The format was launched in Japan last month by Kansai TV and Fremantle will handle the production and global distribution.
“Quiz Pong” is a fast-paced gameshow where teams compete against each other in a fun tournament testing their mental, physical, and strategy skills. The teams go head-to-head by throwing balls into moving baskets, on a supersized set and answering general knowledge questions to score points. The harder the basket is to reach the more difficult the question inside the basket will be for their opponent. After battling through two rounds, the winning teams compete in the grand finale for a prize.
Miho Okada, executive managing director at Kansai TV, said: “Thanks to the innovative idea from our producers and creative support from Fremantle, ‘Quiz Pong’ developed into a fun, exciting,...
- 2/9/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Las Vegas, with its casinos and boiling 100+ temperatures, has long been an alluring setting for stories about broken people seeking redemption. The ghosts of organized crime past seem to haunt the Nevada desert, still populated by casino rats, showgirls, and washed-up athletes. And so it is an apt setting for “Prisoner’s Daughter.” This family drama from Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”) with a screenplay by Mark Bacci (“Northern Rescue”) stars Brian Cox (“Succession”) as Max, a one-time boxer turned enforcer dying of pancreatic cancer who’s been released from prison after 12 years on compassionate release on the sole condition that he stays with his estranged daughter Maxine.
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Continue reading ‘Prisoner’s Daughter’ Review: Brian Cox & Kate Beckinsale Can’t Save Catherine Hardwicke’s Frustrating Family Misfire [TIFF] at The Playlist.
- 9/15/2022
- by Marya E. Gates
- The Playlist
The Murphy family added a new member on Saturday when Eddie Murphy's eldest daughter, Bria Murphy, married her fiancé, Michael Xavier. As confirmed by People, the couple tied the knot in front of family and friends in a romantic ceremony in Beverly Hills. The couple's wedding party included Eddie, who walked his daughter down the aisle, and her mother, Nicole Mitchell Murphy.
It's unclear exactly how long Bria and Xavier have been together, but in December, the 32-year-old artist and actor shared her engagement photos on Instagram alongside the caption, "I can't wait to marry you." Xavier shared the same photos on his feed with the caption, "Forever my love."
Bria is Eddie's oldest daughter. The "Coming to America" star has 10 children in total: Eric (whose mother is Paulette McNeely), Bria, Myles, Shayne, Zola, and Bella (all with Nicole), son Christian with Tamara Hood, daughter Angel with former Spice Girl Melanie Brown,...
It's unclear exactly how long Bria and Xavier have been together, but in December, the 32-year-old artist and actor shared her engagement photos on Instagram alongside the caption, "I can't wait to marry you." Xavier shared the same photos on his feed with the caption, "Forever my love."
Bria is Eddie's oldest daughter. The "Coming to America" star has 10 children in total: Eric (whose mother is Paulette McNeely), Bria, Myles, Shayne, Zola, and Bella (all with Nicole), son Christian with Tamara Hood, daughter Angel with former Spice Girl Melanie Brown,...
- 7/10/2022
- by Sabienna Bowman
- Popsugar.com
Exclusive: Kathleen Robertson is set for a key role in the sixth and final season of Amazon’s popular sci-fi drama The Expanse.
Alcon-produced The Expanse, based on James S.A. Corey’s best-selling novels is set in the future where humanity has colonized the solar system and the people of Earth, Mars and the Asteroid Belt have long been in opposition with one another. When the crew of the Rocinante uncovers an ancient alien technology, a vast conspiracy begins to emerge — one that will bring the solar system to the brink of war. The Expanse is a high-action, sci-fi adventure that explores the depth of humanity against the far-spanning reaches of the known universe.
Robertson portrays Rosenfeld Guoliang, a cynic, and a fierce believer in Belter independence who is a key member of insurgent leader Marco Inaros’ inner circle.
The Hugo Award-winning series was developed and scripted by...
Alcon-produced The Expanse, based on James S.A. Corey’s best-selling novels is set in the future where humanity has colonized the solar system and the people of Earth, Mars and the Asteroid Belt have long been in opposition with one another. When the crew of the Rocinante uncovers an ancient alien technology, a vast conspiracy begins to emerge — one that will bring the solar system to the brink of war. The Expanse is a high-action, sci-fi adventure that explores the depth of humanity against the far-spanning reaches of the known universe.
Robertson portrays Rosenfeld Guoliang, a cynic, and a fierce believer in Belter independence who is a key member of insurgent leader Marco Inaros’ inner circle.
The Hugo Award-winning series was developed and scripted by...
- 10/15/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Biopic Lamborghini has added Northern Rescue actress Eliana Jones.
Frank Grillo (Captain America), Gabriel Byrne (Hereditary), Mira Sorvino (Impeachment: American Crime Story), Giorgio Cantarini (Life Is Beautiful) and Fortunato Cerlino (Gomorrah) lead cast in the movie about Italian sports car founder Ferruccio Lamborghini.
Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash) wrote the screenplay for the long-gestating project and is directing. Filming has been taking place in Emilia Romagna and Rome, Italy.
The film is based on Tonino Lamborghini’s biography of his dad Ferruccio Lamborghini: La Storia Ufficiale (The Official Story). It will chart the long life of the celebrated entrepreneur from the manufacturing of tractors at the start of his career to creating military vehicles during World War II and then on to designing and building the iconic Lamborghini luxury sports cars that ultimately defined his legacy. One the wealthiest men in Italy, Lamborghini had a different car for each...
Frank Grillo (Captain America), Gabriel Byrne (Hereditary), Mira Sorvino (Impeachment: American Crime Story), Giorgio Cantarini (Life Is Beautiful) and Fortunato Cerlino (Gomorrah) lead cast in the movie about Italian sports car founder Ferruccio Lamborghini.
Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash) wrote the screenplay for the long-gestating project and is directing. Filming has been taking place in Emilia Romagna and Rome, Italy.
The film is based on Tonino Lamborghini’s biography of his dad Ferruccio Lamborghini: La Storia Ufficiale (The Official Story). It will chart the long life of the celebrated entrepreneur from the manufacturing of tractors at the start of his career to creating military vehicles during World War II and then on to designing and building the iconic Lamborghini luxury sports cars that ultimately defined his legacy. One the wealthiest men in Italy, Lamborghini had a different car for each...
- 10/12/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Kate Beckinsale will star in the Catherine Hardwicke-helmed family drama Prisoner’s Daughter, penned by Mark Bacci.
“Mark Bacci’s script is a raw, personal look at a deeply fractured family, similar to my first film Thirteen (with Evan Rachel Wood and Holly Hunter.) With Prisoner’s Daughter, I want to fully immerse the viewer in Kate’s character’s intense world as she, her father, and her young son try to heal generational family trauma and find a new way forward,” said Hardwicke.
The film tells the story of a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter and grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
“We are committed to making films that reflect the struggles and issues faced by not only Americans but worldwide audiences. We are...
“Mark Bacci’s script is a raw, personal look at a deeply fractured family, similar to my first film Thirteen (with Evan Rachel Wood and Holly Hunter.) With Prisoner’s Daughter, I want to fully immerse the viewer in Kate’s character’s intense world as she, her father, and her young son try to heal generational family trauma and find a new way forward,” said Hardwicke.
The film tells the story of a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter and grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
“We are committed to making films that reflect the struggles and issues faced by not only Americans but worldwide audiences. We are...
- 6/1/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Kathleen Robertson (Murder in the First) is set as a lead opposite Parisa Fitz-Henley and Michael Ealy in Triage, ABC’s second cycle medical drama pilot from David Cornue, Erica Messer, Jon M. Chu and 20th Television.
Created by Cornue, Triage is a character-driven medical drama that follows pioneering surgeon Finley Briar (Fitz-Henley) over three distinct decades at the same hospital. With the evolution of medicine as the backdrop, the show explores the interconnected careers, friendships and romances of Finley and her colleagues, and their tenuous relationship with time.
Robertson will play Virginia Sawyer, the Chief of Surgery at New York Trinity. She is fiery, strong-willed, and laser-focused on fast-tracking her daughter’s career, so she has her daughter study under Dr. Finley Briar (Fitz-Henley).
Cornue executive produces alongside Messer who serves as showrunner. Chu will executive produce and direct. Steven Marrs and Courtney Hazlett of OutEast Entertainment also executive produce alongside Caitlin Foito.
Created by Cornue, Triage is a character-driven medical drama that follows pioneering surgeon Finley Briar (Fitz-Henley) over three distinct decades at the same hospital. With the evolution of medicine as the backdrop, the show explores the interconnected careers, friendships and romances of Finley and her colleagues, and their tenuous relationship with time.
Robertson will play Virginia Sawyer, the Chief of Surgery at New York Trinity. She is fiery, strong-willed, and laser-focused on fast-tracking her daughter’s career, so she has her daughter study under Dr. Finley Briar (Fitz-Henley).
Cornue executive produces alongside Messer who serves as showrunner. Chu will executive produce and direct. Steven Marrs and Courtney Hazlett of OutEast Entertainment also executive produce alongside Caitlin Foito.
- 11/12/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Kiernan Shipka and Diane Kruger are going Swimming With Sharks at Quibi.
The pair will topline the shortform streaming platform's update of the 1994 Hollywood satire. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Shipka will play Lou, a young assistant at a Hollywood studio full of manipulators and schemers — none of whom know she is poised to outwit them all.
Kruger (Inglourious Basterds, FX's The Bridge) will play Joyce, Lou's boss and the sole head of the studio.
Writer and actress Kathleen Robertson (Little Bee, Netflix's Northern Rescue) is adapting George Huang's cult-classic film, which starred Frank Whaley as an ...
The pair will topline the shortform streaming platform's update of the 1994 Hollywood satire. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Shipka will play Lou, a young assistant at a Hollywood studio full of manipulators and schemers — none of whom know she is poised to outwit them all.
Kruger (Inglourious Basterds, FX's The Bridge) will play Joyce, Lou's boss and the sole head of the studio.
Writer and actress Kathleen Robertson (Little Bee, Netflix's Northern Rescue) is adapting George Huang's cult-classic film, which starred Frank Whaley as an ...
- 2/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Teri Polo, William Baldwin, Mena Suvari, and Robert Pine have been tapped to star in Fourth Grade B, a comedy-drama written by Marcelo Galvão. The indie is an American remake of Galvão’s 2005 Brazilian feature Quarta B. It’s described as a satirical portrayal of a private school’s emergency meeting filled with accusations and intrigue, as each parent tries to protect their own child and the uproarious chaos that follows the decision to light up a joint. Pamela Dunlap, Roland Kickinger, Ben Begley, Challen Cates, Taja V. Simpson, Boti Bliss, Rob Norton, Kelli Daniels, Jamison Jones, and Jiu-Jitsu celebrity trainer Rigan Machado co-star. Galvão produced the Wolf in a Pack production pic with Gabriela Kulaif and executive producers Giordano Biagi and Caio Vecchio. Galvão’s credits...
- 2/5/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Quibi is adding another reboot to its roster of originals — this one an update of cult 1990s movie Swimming With Sharks.
The shortform streamer has given a series order to a drama from Lionsgate based on George Huang's 1994 film about a Hollywood assistant (Frank Whaley) who turns the tables on his abusive boss (Kevin Spacey). The new version will follow a young female assistant at the center of a studio filled with manipulators and schemers — none of whom know she's poised to outwit them all.
Actress and writer Kathleen Robertson (Northern Rescue; Beverly Hills, 90210) is writing ...
The shortform streamer has given a series order to a drama from Lionsgate based on George Huang's 1994 film about a Hollywood assistant (Frank Whaley) who turns the tables on his abusive boss (Kevin Spacey). The new version will follow a young female assistant at the center of a studio filled with manipulators and schemers — none of whom know she's poised to outwit them all.
Actress and writer Kathleen Robertson (Northern Rescue; Beverly Hills, 90210) is writing ...
- 11/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: ShadowHunters producers Don Carmody and David Cormican will adapt the New York Times No. 1 bestselling House of Night series, the Ya vampire saga written by the mother-daughter tandem of P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast, for television. Carmody and Cormican board the project with Davis Films, according to Victor Hadida, Davis Films’ president.
Hadidia said Oscar-winning producer Carmody (Chicago) and International Emmy-nominated producer Cormican (Tokyo Trial) are the ideal team to adapt the fang saga into a live-action TV series through their Don Carmody Televison, the 6-year-old shingle that most recently delivered Northern Rescue for Netflix.
Carmody has considerable history with Davis, having produced both Silent Hill films, a few Resident Evil installments and most recently Lucky Day by writer-director Roger Avary.
“My late brother Samuel and I purchased the production rights to this amazing set of books a few years ago [before his death last year], and had been looking for the right...
Hadidia said Oscar-winning producer Carmody (Chicago) and International Emmy-nominated producer Cormican (Tokyo Trial) are the ideal team to adapt the fang saga into a live-action TV series through their Don Carmody Televison, the 6-year-old shingle that most recently delivered Northern Rescue for Netflix.
Carmody has considerable history with Davis, having produced both Silent Hill films, a few Resident Evil installments and most recently Lucky Day by writer-director Roger Avary.
“My late brother Samuel and I purchased the production rights to this amazing set of books a few years ago [before his death last year], and had been looking for the right...
- 10/2/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Veronica Mars star Jason Dohring is set as one of the leads in the ensemble indie film, You Are Here, along with Lea Thompson (The Year of Spectacular Men), William Baldwin (Northern Rescue), Peter Vack (Someone Great), Anna Popplewell (The Chronicles of Narnia films), Jacqueline Byers (Roadies), and Cathryn Dylan (Ray Donovan).
Adam Neutzsky-Wulff is the director of this film, which is about a dying young man who clashes with his dysfunctional family when his attempts to bring them closer together over one weekend – reveal how truly estranged they are from one another.
The pic was written by Anthony Nero. Neutzsky-Wulff is produced with Pauline Inda.
Dohring was recently seen in the Hulu’s Veronica Mars revival reprising his role as Logan Echolls. His character played a big part in the much-talked-about finale. He’s also appeared in CW’s shows The Originals, The Messengers, and iZombie.
Dohring is repped...
Adam Neutzsky-Wulff is the director of this film, which is about a dying young man who clashes with his dysfunctional family when his attempts to bring them closer together over one weekend – reveal how truly estranged they are from one another.
The pic was written by Anthony Nero. Neutzsky-Wulff is produced with Pauline Inda.
Dohring was recently seen in the Hulu’s Veronica Mars revival reprising his role as Logan Echolls. His character played a big part in the much-talked-about finale. He’s also appeared in CW’s shows The Originals, The Messengers, and iZombie.
Dohring is repped...
- 7/24/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Producing team Adam Neutzsky-Wulff and Pauline Inda announced on Wednesday the official launch of their new production company Courageous Content, focusing on thought-provoking, timely and political indies.
Courageous Content has wrapped production on two new features. “All The Little Things We Kill” — a controversial hostage drama about the gun control issue in the U.S., — is seeking the festival route and distribution. The film stars Elizabeth Marvel (“Homeland”), Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black”), Casey Cott (“Riverdale”), Jessica Sula (MTV’s “Scream”) and Scott Cohen (“The Americans”). And “You Are Here” — a drama about a young scientist who rounds up his dysfunctional family in a Malibu mansion to tell them he has terminal cancer — starring Peter Vack (“Mozart in the Jungle”), Anna Popplewell (“The Chronicles of Narnia”), and William Baldwin (“Northern Rescue”).
They currently have two more films in development: a controversial project about a political scandal in Kenya...
Courageous Content has wrapped production on two new features. “All The Little Things We Kill” — a controversial hostage drama about the gun control issue in the U.S., — is seeking the festival route and distribution. The film stars Elizabeth Marvel (“Homeland”), Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black”), Casey Cott (“Riverdale”), Jessica Sula (MTV’s “Scream”) and Scott Cohen (“The Americans”). And “You Are Here” — a drama about a young scientist who rounds up his dysfunctional family in a Malibu mansion to tell them he has terminal cancer — starring Peter Vack (“Mozart in the Jungle”), Anna Popplewell (“The Chronicles of Narnia”), and William Baldwin (“Northern Rescue”).
They currently have two more films in development: a controversial project about a political scandal in Kenya...
- 6/6/2019
- by Wrap Staff
- The Wrap
Tragedy, resilience, and family ties are at the heart of Netflix’s upcoming family drama “Northern Rescue.” Created by David Cormican, the series debuted on the streaming service March 1.
Following the West family in the midst of tragedy and loss, the first two of the series’ ten episodes seethe death of the family matriarch, which then spurs the patriarch, John West (Billy Baldwin), to pick up and move his three children Maddie (Amalia Williamson), Scout (Spencer Macpherson) and Taylor (Taylor Thorne) back to his childhood home of Turtle Bay Island to live with his sister-in-law Charlie (Kathleen Robertson), where he takes a job as the head of the sleepy town’s search and rescue team.
Cormican is no stranger to Netflix — he’s worked with streaming giant before on what he calls “sci-fi genre-skewing” shows like “Between” and “Shadow Hunters” as well as on historical drama “Tokyo Trial.”
What sets...
Following the West family in the midst of tragedy and loss, the first two of the series’ ten episodes seethe death of the family matriarch, which then spurs the patriarch, John West (Billy Baldwin), to pick up and move his three children Maddie (Amalia Williamson), Scout (Spencer Macpherson) and Taylor (Taylor Thorne) back to his childhood home of Turtle Bay Island to live with his sister-in-law Charlie (Kathleen Robertson), where he takes a job as the head of the sleepy town’s search and rescue team.
Cormican is no stranger to Netflix — he’s worked with streaming giant before on what he calls “sci-fi genre-skewing” shows like “Between” and “Shadow Hunters” as well as on historical drama “Tokyo Trial.”
What sets...
- 3/4/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
William Baldwin ditched his plans for law school and a career in politics when he caught a love for acting. With credits in films such as “Flatliners” and “Backdraft,” he now has several TV series in the works. Family drama “Northern Rescue” comes to Netflix and the CBC later this year, along with Amazon Studios’ gritty “Too Old to Die Young,” with Miles Teller.
Does “Northern Rescue” mirror your family in any way?
I went to the CBC and Netflix and told these crazy stories about my childhood with the frickin’ lunatic Baldwin brothers. My wife’s [Chynna Phillips] parents were [members of] the Mamas & the Papas and divorced when she was 2. Her mother [Michelle Phillips] married Dennis Hopper and dated Mick Jagger. And in my house, my father was my Cub Scouts leader and Little League coach. When I told them the contrast of our childhoods and how that came together...
Does “Northern Rescue” mirror your family in any way?
I went to the CBC and Netflix and told these crazy stories about my childhood with the frickin’ lunatic Baldwin brothers. My wife’s [Chynna Phillips] parents were [members of] the Mamas & the Papas and divorced when she was 2. Her mother [Michelle Phillips] married Dennis Hopper and dated Mick Jagger. And in my house, my father was my Cub Scouts leader and Little League coach. When I told them the contrast of our childhoods and how that came together...
- 2/28/2019
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Kathleen Robertson has been acting for more than three decades, most recently spending three years on TNT’s “Murder in the First” and just completing “Northern Rescue,” which is due to drop on Netflix early next year. But she is also working behind-the-scenes as a writer, adapting novels such as “The Possibilities” and “Little Bee,” as well as Dark Horse’s “Lady Killer” comics into feature films and developing additional projects for TV through a deal with Universal Cable Productions.
When did you first start writing?
I was always a closet writer. I was the person who would write short stories and scripts and throw them in a drawer and not let anyone see them — for years. Technically I started writing when I was 10, journaling and short stories. And then over the years when I would be away on location and have a ridiculous amount of downtime, I started taking...
When did you first start writing?
I was always a closet writer. I was the person who would write short stories and scripts and throw them in a drawer and not let anyone see them — for years. Technically I started writing when I was 10, journaling and short stories. And then over the years when I would be away on location and have a ridiculous amount of downtime, I started taking...
- 11/15/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Kathleen Robertson has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.
A prolific writer, producer, and actor, Robertson adapted the 1994 Hollywood satire Swimming With Sharks as a series for E! and is developing her own dramedy Your Time Is Up from Lionsgate TV at Lifetime with Christina Applegate. She recently signed an overall deal with Universal Cable Productions to both create and produce original television content.
In features, she is adapting Chris Cleave’s best-selling novel, Little Bee for Amazon with Julia Roberts set to star, in addition to The Possibilities Kaui Hart Hemmings’ follow-up novel to The Descendants, for Fox Searchlight, with Helen Estabrook and Jason Reitman producing.
Robertson also is set to star in Netflix’s family drama Northern Rescue, which is currently in production. Her other acting credits include Murder In The First and Boss.
Robertson continues to be repped by Untitled Entertainment and attorney Jamie Feldman,...
A prolific writer, producer, and actor, Robertson adapted the 1994 Hollywood satire Swimming With Sharks as a series for E! and is developing her own dramedy Your Time Is Up from Lionsgate TV at Lifetime with Christina Applegate. She recently signed an overall deal with Universal Cable Productions to both create and produce original television content.
In features, she is adapting Chris Cleave’s best-selling novel, Little Bee for Amazon with Julia Roberts set to star, in addition to The Possibilities Kaui Hart Hemmings’ follow-up novel to The Descendants, for Fox Searchlight, with Helen Estabrook and Jason Reitman producing.
Robertson also is set to star in Netflix’s family drama Northern Rescue, which is currently in production. Her other acting credits include Murder In The First and Boss.
Robertson continues to be repped by Untitled Entertainment and attorney Jamie Feldman,...
- 8/27/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Julia Roberts has come aboard the feature adaptation of Chris Cleave’s best-selling novel, Little Bee, which Kathleen Robertson is penning. The project is being developed at Amazon Studios.
Based on the book by Chris Cleve, the human-triumph story is a dual narrative about a young Nigerian asylum-seeker named Little Bee and British magazine editor Sarah O’ Rourke (Roberts), who meet during the oil conflict in the Niger Delta and are reunited in England several years later under mysterious and complex circumstances.
The project will be produced by Roberts under her Red Om Films banner, along with her producing partners Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill. Gil Netter will also produce.
Back in 2009, it was reported that Nicole Kidman would star in a Little Bee adaption produced by BBC Films and Kidman’s Blossom Films.
Roberts, who won an Oscar for Erin Brockovich, was...
Based on the book by Chris Cleve, the human-triumph story is a dual narrative about a young Nigerian asylum-seeker named Little Bee and British magazine editor Sarah O’ Rourke (Roberts), who meet during the oil conflict in the Niger Delta and are reunited in England several years later under mysterious and complex circumstances.
The project will be produced by Roberts under her Red Om Films banner, along with her producing partners Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill. Gil Netter will also produce.
Back in 2009, it was reported that Nicole Kidman would star in a Little Bee adaption produced by BBC Films and Kidman’s Blossom Films.
Roberts, who won an Oscar for Erin Brockovich, was...
- 6/11/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
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