Fifth Season to Adapt Gabriel Bergmoser’s ‘High Rise’
In a competitive acquisition, Fifth Season has secured the film rights to High Rise, the 2025 thriller novel by bestselling Australian author Gabriel Bergmoser. Described as a…
In a competitive acquisition, Fifth Season has secured the film rights to High Rise, the 2025 thriller novel by bestselling Australian author Gabriel Bergmoser. Described as a…
In a competitive acquisition, Fifth Season has secured the film rights to High Rise, the 2025 thriller novel by bestselling Australian author Gabriel Bergmoser. Described as a high-octane mashup of Die Hard…
Apple TV+ is accelerating production on its highly anticipated thriller series Safe Houses with the addition of two key cast members. Tobias Menzies, widely recognized for his roles in The Crown and…

Chris Messina, Michael Peña and Esai Morales have joined the cast of the psychological thriller Tumor, expanding an ensemble that already includes Sam Rockwell and Maisy Stella in leading roles. Filming has wrapped in Los Angeles, with Will Bridges serving as both writer and director. The film follows a low-level private investigator who is struggling…

Fox has renewed Memory of a Killer for a second season. The thriller, starring Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperioli, received the renewal announcement alongside its season finale on April 6. The series is adapted from the Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer and the book of the same name, with Aaron Zelman and Glenn Kessler serving…

BBC has commissioned a new Welsh crime drama, Old Town Murders. The series is produced by Quay Street Productions, part of ITV Studios, and is created, written, and executive produced by Matthew Barry. Starring Mark Lewis Jones and Steffan Rhodri, the story follows two detectives working in the seaside town of Tenby as they navigate…

The Peaky Blinders universe continues to expand, with a brand-new sequel series officially announced. Jamie Bell steps into the role of Duke Shelby, placing the character at the center of the story, while Charlie Heaton joins as one of the leading figures of this new generation narrative. The cast also includes Jessica Brown Findlay, Lashana…

The highly-anticipated second season of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, the hit adaptation of Holly Jackson’s best-selling YA novel, has officially confirmed its return to the UK on May 27, 2026. Following the massive success of the first season, which saw 17-year-old Pip Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers) obsessively deconstruct the closed Andie Bell murder case…
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