A VIGILANTE Lands 2019 Release From Saban, DIRECTV
Domestic violence dramatic thriller, A VIGILANTE, stars Olivia Wilde for its limited theatrical release early next year!
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Western Drama, WOMAN WALKS AHEAD, Goes To A24 And DIRECTV For 2018 Release
A24 and DIRECTV have acquired U.S. rights to the western drama, Woman Walks Ahead. The film made a strong showing for its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival hailing from Our Kind Of Traitor helmer Susanna White. Jessica Chastain (upcoming Painkiller Jane) leads the film from a script by Stephen Knight (Locke, Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things) which takes its cues from true events. Catherine Weldon (Chastain) is a widowed artist from New York in the 1880s, who travelled to North Dakota to paint a portrait of Chief Sitting Bull. After some initial tension, the two strike up an improbable but deeply committed friendship, joining forces to take on the U.S. government in a pivotal battle for Native American land rights. The movie features great classical storytelling but also a completely revisionist portrait of the American West, unfolding a unique and compelling story through the eyes of an unflappable, […]
KINGDOM Gets A Season Two Trailer
DirecTV’s hit MMA family drama, Kingdom, hit high scores among TV viewers upon the first season last October. Alas, it’s no surprise that fans are delighted for the show’s forthcoming second and third-season run, with an October 14 date for season two pending; Not to mention it gives us martial arts action with intense drama from an amazing cast and newly added Natalie Martinez now in the mix. Consider me sold. SYNOPSIS: The family drama Kingdom is set against the gritty world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Venice, California. Season two finds Alvey’s (Frank Grillo) improved fortunes have led to a bigger gym, but also a bigger appetite for risk. Ryan “The Destroyer” Wheeler (Matt Lauria) defends his title, while Jay (Jonathan Tucker) finds a new obsession. Lisa (Kiele Sanchez) focuses on managing Alicia (Natalie Martinez), an impulsive but skilled female fighter. Nate’s (Nick Jonas) determination to get back in the […]
DirecTV's MMA Drama, KINGDOM, Gets Two More Seasons
DirecTV’s gritty new original family fight drama, Kingdom, aired last week, and the response from fans and critics have been made quite clear. As such, the new television show has just been greenlit for twenty more new episodes which will begin filming next Spring, with the first ten to air next Fall, followed by the remaining ten for Fall 2016. Eight more episodes are left for this year’s first season of Kingdom, set in Venice, California and centered on actor Frank Grillo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Raid [upcoming]) who plays an MMA fight gym owner struggling to maintain his complicated relationships with his sons. Also starring and returning for next year’s season are actors Jonathan Tucker, Nick Jonas and Matt Lauria, and actresses Kiele Sanchez and Joanna Going. Kingdom currently airs Wednesday nights at 9:00pm Eastern and Pacific on the Audience Network. Check your local listings, or visit […]
DirecTV Unveils New Original Series Trailer For KINGDOM
Actor Frank Grillo has been prominently making himself known in the action genre with titles like Warrior, this year’s releases of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Purge: Anarchy, and next Spring’s production of The Raid remake. It’s a notable pattern, and one in our favor as action fans as we look toward another effort that now sees the actor in a mentoring role for DirecTV’s gritty new mixed martial arts original series drama, Kingdom. The series was announced officially back in June via press release for a ten-episode program set to air exclusively on October 8, 2014 at 9:00pm EST. for DirecTV’s Audience Channel. The series was created by Bryan Balasco and Endemol Studios, and joins Grillo with actors Matt Lauria, Jonathan Tucker and former boyband member-turned solo artist and actor Nick Jonas, and actresses Kiele Sanchez and Joanna Going. Kingdom” is a story about family, loyalty, ambition, […]