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Upcoming DVD Releases

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COMING ON 10/4:
• Super Pumped – Season 1: The Battle for Uber (Showtime/Paramount)
$24.99 SRP DVD MOD; $34.99 SRP Blu-ray MOD

—–SUPER PUMPED: THE BATTLE FOR UBER is the first installment of the SUPER PUMPED anthology series, in which each season will explore a story that rocked the business world to its core and changed culture. Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Kyle Chandler; Uma Thurman; Kerry Bishe; Babak Tafti; Jon Bass; Bridget Gao Hollitt; Elisabeth Shue. 3-disc set in either format.

COMING ON 10/11:
• Blood & Treasure – Season 2 (CBS/Paramount)
$34.99 SRP DVD MOD; $39.99 SRP Blu-ray MOD
(as of this writing, this title is not yet available for pre-order)
EXTRAS: Gag Reel
—–The globe-trotting action-adventure drama BLOOD & TREASURE is back with a new season! Follow a brilliant antiquities expert and a cunning art thief, who team up to catch a ruthless terrorist who funds his attacks through stolen treasure. 4-disc set on DVD format; 3-disc set on Blu-ray format.

COMING ON 10/18:
• Legends Of Tomorrow – The Complete Series (Warner)
$112.99 SRP DVD; $129.99 SRP Blu-ray

EXTRAS: over 7 hours of Featurettes, Unaired Scenes, Gag Reels, and More! Blu-ray only: Digital Copy
—–When heroes alone are not enough…the world needs Legends! DC’s Legends of Tomorrow follows a ragtag group of misfit heroes charged with protecting time itself: the past, present and future. The crew aboard their timeship, the Waverider, includes Sara Lance, Mick Rory, Nate Heywood, Ray Palmer, Nora Darhk, Zari & Behrad Tarazi, Ava Sharpe, Vixen, John Constantine, Firestorm, Rip Hunter, Captain Cold, Astra Logue, Gideon, and many more heroes and rogues. Their responsibility takes them across history, bringing them up against bizarre threats unlike any humanity has ever known. Screwing up history for the better, the Legends fight, talk, and sing their way through protecting the timeline from aberrations, anomalies, and anything else that threatens to mess with history. Some problems can only be fixed by Legends. 24-disc set on DVD format; 19-disc set on Blu-ray format.

• Justified – The Complete Series (Sony)
Blu-ray

—–For six electrifying seasons, no crime series proved more combustible than the Peabody Award-winning Justified. At the explosive center of the action: Western-style, gun-slinging U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) confronts murder, drugs, bank heists, mobsters, crime families, corrupt politicians and even his own tumultuous past – and never backs down. His ultimate adversary is the cunning, complex outlaw Boyd Crowder (Walter Goggins), but the real wild card is Ava Crowder (Joelle Carter), the mysterious woman torn between the two men and both sides of the law. From creator Graham Yost and based on legendary author Elmore Leonard’s crime novella “Fire in the Hole,” it all leads to a perfectly unexpected final showdown. 19-disc set.
NOTE: in 2015 this title came out in a Limited Edition with a 38-Page Commemorative Disc Book, and a hip flask with a Justified logo: that package is out of print and will be replaced with this new package…just in time for fans who don’t own it on Blu-ray yet to get it and re-watch the show while the team produces a follow-up limited series, “Justified: City Primeval”! Keep in mind that the price for this Blu-ray re-release hasn’t been disclosed yet, and the artwork shown – based on the 2015 release – may not be finalized yet, and could be subject to change.

• The Sommerdahl Murders – Series 3 (RLJ/Acorn)
$39.99 SRP DVD

—–DCI Dan Sommerdahl (Peter Mygind, Borgen) has devoted his life to his police career, ultimately at the cost of his marriage. As Dan seeks to move forward, can he learn to accept that his ex-wife, criminal technician Marianne (Laura Drasbæk, Forbrydelsen), is now in a relationship with Detective Flemming Torp (André Babikian, The Protectors)…who is not only Dan’s partner on the force, but also his best friend? Since the trio are still solving crimes together in their seaside Danish town, they try to keep their professional actions separate from their personal affairs. There is much to investigate: a man pushed to his death from an apartment building, the killing of a real-estate developer, a nun’s murder, and the fatal car crash of a wealthy widow. But it’s not long before strife breaks out between the detectives, throwing their partnership and decades of friendship into doubt. 2-disc set.

• This is Going to Hurt – Season 1 (RLJ/Image)
$34.97 SRP DVD

—–Ben Whishaw (Skyfall) stars in this hilarious – and often heartbreaking – journey of Adam, a young doctor stuck in a system that sometimes feels like it’s against him. The unvarnished realities of Adam’s life are revealed: the 97-hour weeks, life-and-death decisions, a tsunami of bodily fluids, and a personal life forced into second place. All for an hourly rate that struggles to compete with the hospital parking meter. It’s a stark reminder of the vital role played by doctors like Adam everywhere. 2-disc set.

COMING ON 10/25:
• Good Sam – The Complete Series (CBS/Paramount)
$24.99 SRP DVD MOD
(as of this writing, this title is not yet available for pre-order)
EXTRAS: Gag Reel; Deleted Scenes
—–GOOD SAM stars Sophia Bush in a drama about Dr. Sam Griffith, a gifted heart surgeon who excels in her new leadership role as chief of surgery after her renowned boss falls into a coma. When her former boss wakes up months later demanding to resume his duties, Sam is tasked with supervising this egotistical expert with a scalpel who never acknowledged her stellar talent. Complicating matters, the caustic and arrogant Dr. Rob “Griff” Griffith (Jason Isaac) also happens to be her father! As Griff defies Sam’s authority and challenges her medical expertise, the big question becomes whether this father and daughter will ever be able to mend their own relationship as expertly as they heal the hearts of their patients. This 3-disc collection includes all 12 episodes.

COMING ON 11/8:
• Frasier – The Complete Series (CBS/Paramount)
$129.99 SRP Blu-ray MOD
(as of this writing, this title is not yet available for pre-order)
EXTRAS: Observations, Analyses and Good-Byes; Frasier Says Farewell; Behind The Couch: The Making Of Frasier; Frasier Crane’s Apartment; Season One Celebrity Voices; and more featurettes
—–EVERY HILARIOUS EPISODE ON 33 BLU DISCS. The doctor is in! Frasier: The Complete Series includes all eleven seasons of the award-winning spinoff from Cheers. Kelsey Grammer reprises his Emmy Award-winning role as Dr. Frasier Crane, a stuffy psychiatrist turned call-in radio host who struggles to follow his own advice. Frasier features an amazing ensemble cast, including John Mahoney as Martin, Frasier’s gruff, ex-cop father, Jane Leeves as Daphne, the eccentric British housekeeper, and David Hyde Pierce in his Emmy Award-winning role as Dr. Niles Crane, Frasier’s neurotic brother. Enjoy the show’s most memorable moments like an uncomfortable visit from Sam ‘Mayday’ Malone (Ted Danson reprising his role from Cheers) in “The Show Where Sam Shows Up,” Niles defending his adulterous wife’s honor in a fencing duel in “An Affair to Forget” and the emotional series finale, “Goodnight, Seattle.” Frasier: The Complete Series features over 250 hilarious episodes.
NOTE: this title has been available on DVD format since 2015, but is being released on Blu-ray format for the first time ever, via the MOD (Manufacture On Demand) online retail distribution system

• A Discovery of Witches – Season 3 (RLJ/Image)
$34.99 SRP DVD; $34.99 SRP Blu-ray

—–In the final season of A Discovery of Witches, Matthew and Diana return from their trip to 1590 to find tragedy has occurred at Sept-Tours. They must locate the missing pages from the Book of Life – and the Book itself – before it’s too late. But their enemies are gearing up against them, and a monster from Matthew’s past has been lying in wait to return for revenge. 2-disc set in either format.
NOTE: the Amazon listing above for the DVD version INCORRECTLY shows it as “Region 2” (Europe), but the listing correctly shows the NORTH AMERICAN code for the UPC of the DVD version of this title…it should be safe to pre-order. Our thanks to reader Bob Corrigan for the email about it. If you don’t trust the situation (and we would understand if you don’t!), then feel free to pre-order from another seller:
https://www.deepdiscount.com/discovery-of-witches-season-3-a-discovery-of-witches-series-3/014381135640

• Super Sentai Abaranger – The Complete Series (Shout!)
$59.98 SRP DVD

—–BEFORE MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, THERE WAS SUPER SENTAI! See where the worldwide phenomenon began with the original Japanese series that inspired the Power Rangers franchise! The meteorite believed to have once killed off the dinosaurs actually rattled the Earth into two parallel universes – Another Earth and Dino Earth, where dinosaurs continued to thrive. Now they have evolved into the Saurians, a race of humanoid dinosaurs, and the Bakuryū, a race of mechanized dinosaurs. But the wall between our universes has been breached. The Evolians that have been at war with the Saurians and Bakuryū have invaded, and it’s up to the Abarangers to protect the world! INCLUDES ALL 50 EPISODES! 8-disc set.
NOTE: Japanese soundtrack; English subtitles. Exclusively available via Shout Factory’s online store months before it’s available anywhere else.

COMING ON 11/15:
• Darby And Joan – Series 1 (RLJ/Acorn)
$39.99 SRP DVD

—–Newly widowed nurse Joan Kirkhope (Emmy winner Greta Scacchi, Rasputin, War & Peace) is on a quest to find answers about her husband’s perplexing death. Ex-detective Jack Darby (Emmy nominee Bryan Brown, The Thorn Birds, Cocktail) has taken to the open road to escape his past. When their vehicles collide on a remote road in the Australian outback, these strangers are thrown together for an unexpected adventure. The two couldn’t be more different: a down-to-earth Aussie and a tightly wound Englishwoman. But as they’re drawn into a string of intriguing mysteries lurking in the isolated, tropical corners of a vast continent, it quickly becomes clear that the most fascinating puzzle they face is each other. 2-disc set.

COMING ON 12/6:
• Better Call Saul – Season 6 (Sony)
$35.99 SRP DVD; $45.99 SRP Blu-ray

EXTRAS: Series Adjourned: Saying Goodbye to Saul; Fear and Loathing in Omaha: The World of Gene Takavic; “Wine and Roses” – Casa Goodman; Deleted Scenes; Outtakes; Commentaries on Every Episode; Easter Eggs; Training Videos; American Greed
—–Better Call Saul’s final season concludes the complicated journey and transformation of its compromised hero, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), into criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. From the cartel to the courthouse, from Albuquerque to Omaha, season six tracks Jimmy, Saul and Gene as well as Jimmy’s complex relationship with Kim (Rhea Seehorn), who is in the midst of her own existential crisis. Meanwhile, Mike (Jonathan Banks), Gus (Giancarlo Esposito), Nacho (Michael Mando) and Lalo (Tony Dalton) are locked into a game of cat and mouse with mortal stakes. Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill; Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler; Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut; Michael Mando as Nacho Varga; Patrick Fabian as Howard Hamlin; Tony Dalton as Lalo Salamanca; Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring. 4-disc set in either format.

• Better Call Saul – The Complete Series (Sony)
$215.99 SRP Blu-ray

—–Before Saul Goodman met Walter White, he was struggling attorney Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk). In this prequel to the Emmy-winning series Breaking Bad, Jimmy teams up with Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) and begins his transformation from optimistic underdog into Albuquerque’s most notorious legal legend. Michael McKean co-stars as Jimmy’s brilliant, uncompromising brother, Chuck. 19-disc set.
NOTE: as of today’s writing, this title has only been announced for Blu-ray format



FINALE OF AMC+ ORIGINAL THIS IS GOING TO HURT DEBUTS THURSDAY, JULY 14

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FINALE OF AMC+ ORIGINAL LIMITED SERIES THIS IS GOING TO HURT STARRING BEN WHISHAW DEBUTS THURSDAY, JULY 14

“The best medical drama in years” – TIME

“Whishaw gives this tough-minded limited series just enough bite and just enough empathetic kindness” – People Magazine

“Spectacular…hugely funny and hugely watchable” – Paste

“Superbly acted and stingingly smart” – NPR Fresh Air

The final episode of the critically acclaimed AMC+ limited series This Is Going To Hurt, starring Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal, No Time to Die, London Spy), airs Thursday, July 14. Previous episodes of This Is Going To Hurt, which is based on Adam Kay’s award-winning international memoir of the same name, are available to stream on AMC Networks’ streaming services, AMC+ and Sundance Now.

In the finale episode, Adam (Whishaw) faces a tribunal over alleged malpractice, and is no longer sure that he can go on in medicine. He tries to decide where his future lies. As he tries to reconnect with Harry (Rory Fleck Byrne, Harlots), Adam desperately tries to prove he’s changed. But can he really find happiness with Harry and remain a doctor?

Created, written and executive produced by Kay, This Is Going To Hurt follows Adam, a doctor who is finding his way through the ranks of hospital hierarchy, the crippling hours, and terrifying responsibilities. Adam is overwhelmed by stress, 97-hour work weeks, and life-and-death decisions while desperately clinging to his personal life.

The series also features newcomer Ambika Mod as junior doctor Shruti Acharya, Michele Austin (Meet the Richardsons, The Casual Vacancy), BAFTA-nominated Alex Jennings (The Crown, A Very English Scandal, Unforgotten, The Lady In The Van), Kadiff Kirwan (Chewing Gum, This Way Up, The Stranger), Ashley McGuire (This Country, Malory Towers, It’s A Sin), Emmy-nominated Dame Harriet Walter (Killing Eve, The Crown, Succession), Rory Fleck Byrne (Harlots, Vita and Virginia, Ghosts), and Tom Durant-Pritchard (Feel Good, The Windsors, Judy, The Crown).



SUMMER STREAMING HEATS UP WITH NEW AMC+ ORIGINAL SERIES

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SUMMER STREAMING HEATS UP WITH NEW AMC+ ORIGINAL SERIES MOONHAVEN AND THE FINAL EPISODES OF BETTER CALL SAUL

SUMMER STREAMING HEATS UP WITH THE DEBUT OF NEW AMC+ ORIGINAL SERIES MOONHAVEN STARRING JOE MANGANIELLO AND DOMINIC MONAGHAN AND THE FINAL SIX EPISODES OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES BETTER CALL SAUL KICKING OFF IN JULY
AMC+ Exclusive Film Premieres Continue Every Friday

with Home-Invasion Thriller Barbarians, Hollywood Whodunnit Last Looks, Romantic Dramedy Paris, 13th District, Timely Award-Winning Abortion Drama Happening and Shudder Original The Reef: Stalked

New Series, Films, Specials and More Now Streaming on AMC Networks’ Suite of Targeted Streaming Services This July

New York, NY – June 16, 2022 – AMC Networks’ targeted streaming services are sizzling with a number of highly anticipated series including the July 7 debut of AMC+ Original Moonhaven, starring Joe Manganiello and Dominic Monaghan, as well as the final six episodes of the celebrated series Better Call Saul kicking off on July 11.

This month also features exclusive new film premieres rolling out every week in June with the AMC+ Friday Night Films lineup, including the home invasion thriller Barbarians (July 1), Hollywood whodunnit Last Looks (July 8), the romantic dramedy Paris, 13th District (July 15), timely award-winning drama Happening (July 22) and Shudder Original The Reef: Stalked (July 29).

The company’s targeted streamers also set to bring viewers an extensive catalogue of compelling dramas, fan-favorite franchises, highly anticipated films and timely collections on AMC+, Acorn TV, ALLBLK, IFC Films Unlimited, Shudder and Sundance Now all month long.

Highlights from across the suite of services include (in alphabetical and chronological order):

On ACORN TV:

The Brokenwood Mysteries (Acorn TV Exclusive)
Season 8 Premieres Thursday, July 1; Subsequent Episodes Premiere on Mondays

In this long-running New Zealand procedural, DSS Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea, Go Girls) and DC Kristin Simms (Fern Sutherland, The Almighty Johnsons) return to uncover more macabre goings on in the seemingly quiet, little, fictitious country town of Brokenwood– population 4,900 and steadily declining, depending on the murder rate that week. Beneath the town’s peaceful veneer are buried secrets and treacherous lies as the duo, along with the police team, investigate dangerous rivalries and lethal grudges that erupt into gruesome crimes. With six feature-length, standalone mysteries, season 8 will see a murder at a music festival where the victim was seemingly literally killed by sound, the violent death of a cowgirl possibly motivated by a 160-year-old family feud, and an athlete found dead in a fountain.

The Sommerdahl Murders (Acorn TV Exclusive)
Season 3 Binge Premieres Monday, July 4

Summer never ends in this blue-sky Scandi mystery crime series, and neither does the main characters’ love triangle. Police investigator Dan Sommerdahl (Peter Mygind) has devoted his life to protecting his beloved town, which has unfortunately cost him his marriage. Can he learn to accept that his ex-wife, criminal technician Marianne (Laura Drasbæk), is in a relationship with Flemming (André Babikian), who besides being his police-partner, is also his best friend?

The Other One (Acorn TV Original)
Season 2 Binge Premieres Monday, July 18

Catherine “Cathy” Walcott (Ellie White, The Windsors) and Catherine “Cat” Walcott (Lauren Socha, Misfits) discovered the other one existed after their Dad died at his surprise birthday party. Finally coming to terms with the fact they are sisters, this second season kicks off with them reeling from the news they also have a secret brother, Callum (Christopher Jeffers, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga)—who Cathy had just made out with. As Cathy struggles with the ethics of fancying a sibling, Cat is determined to welcome Callum to the family, while Callum isn’t sure what family means any more. Cat’s mother, Marilyn (Siobhan Finneran, Happy Valley), is furious to learn she wasn’t Colin’s only mistress and sets about tracking down his other secret lover Angela (Michele Austin, This Is Going To Hurt), starting a chain of events that nobody expects. Also starring Rebecca Front (Inspector Lewis) as Cathy’s mother, Tess.

On ALLBLK:

For the Love of Jason (ALLBLK Original Series)
Season 2 Finale Premieres Thursday, July 7th

The sophomore season of For The Love of Jason, from creator and lead cast member Trell Woodberry, finds the cast forced to face the consequences of their actions of last season, or in some cases inactions. In the finale, The whole squad links up for Erick and Lisa’s housewarming that turns into the dinner party from hell. Jason is caught between his past and present loves as Bella and Carmen meet for the first time. Erick and Lisa confront their marital issues in front of their guests. Bryan fights to keep his composure when he meets Lacy’s boyfriend, while she and Alicia nearly come to blows. Jason crumbles as he finally faces his feelings from a shocking loss. CAST: Trell Woodberry, Kareem Grimes (All American), B.J. Britt (Being Mary Jane), Laila Odom (Lifetime’s Salt-N-Pepa, The Bobby DeBarge Story), Christol Lartey (Into The Woods, Unnatural Selection), Jessica Quintero, (Telltale, Save Me from Love), Jackée Harry (Sister, Sister), Brely Evans (Ambitions, Being Mary Jane).

Terror Lake Drive (ALLBLK Original Series)
Season 2, Episode 3 Premieres Thursday July 7

Terror Lake Drive: Single Black Female takes place two years after the chain of events that traumatized the tenants of the Freeman Lake Apartments in season one…bringing a new and unsuspecting tenant to the mystifying lakeside apartment complex. In episode 3, a string of abductions launches a new investigation and puts the city’s mayor in the hot seat. Deja clashes with Shana and begins to notice some peculiar behavior. Theories arise about a possible suspect with the recent disappearance. CAST: Yolonda Ross (The Chi), Pascale Armand (Eclipsed), Charles Malik Whitfield (Chicago Med), Keith Arthur Bolden (Black Lightning, Cobra Kai), Denise Boutte (Meet the Browns) and Kendrick Cross (Ambitions). With Cynthia Bailey (Real Housewives of ATL) and Reginae Carter (Social Society, Pride & Prejudice ATL) in supporting roles.

The Fallen (ALLBLK Feature Film)
Streaming July 2022

As a follow up to Blessed and Cursed (2010), faith-based feature film, Deitrick Haddon’s The Fallen, picks up with Praise and worship leader Dwight Hawkins is finally on the verge of putting his long-deferred dreams back on track. Dwight is signed with TMG Records and feels he’s living a whole new life. He has everything he’s ever wanted but it all starts to slip between his fingers. Hitting rock bottom, he is at the point of giving it all up until an intervention and the visitation of the Holy Spirit shows he still has a purpose. Committed to do the Lord’s work he rises back on top. No matter how far you might have fallen, you’ll never fall beyond God’s reach. CAST: Deitrick Haddon (Sins of the Father, Preachers of LA), Grammy-nominated singer MAJOR, singer Q Parker (112), comedian Jonathan Slocumb (Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns), gospel artist B Slade, actor Jo él Quinn (Sparkle), and actor Brittany Lucio (Everything but a Man, A House Divided).

On AMC+:

Moonhaven (AMC+ Original)
Two-Episode Premiere Thursday, July 7; New Episodes Premiere Weekly

This sci-fi thriller set 100 years into the future follows Bella Sway (Emma McDonald), a lunar cargo pilot and smuggler who finds herself accused of a crime and marooned on Moonhaven, a utopian community on a 500 square mile Garden of Eden built on the moon to find solutions to the problems that will soon end civilization on Mother Earth. A skeptic in paradise, Bella is sucked into a conspiracy to gain control of the artificial intelligence responsible for Moonhaven’s miracles and teams with a local detective, Paul Serno (Dominic Monaghan, Lost), to stop the forces that want to destroy Earth’s last hope before they are destroyed themselves. Tomm Schultz (Joe Manganiello, True Blood), an ex-military with a philosophical bent, is the right hand of the lead Earth diplomat to the moon, who finds his ambitions changed when he’s injected with a mind-altering moon drug.

Dark Winds
New Episodes Released One Week Ahead of AMC; Season Finale July 10

Set in 1971 on a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation near Monument Valley, Dark Winds follows Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon, The Son, Westworld, Fargo) of the Tribal Police as he is besieged by a series of seemingly unrelated crimes. The closer he digs to the truth, the more he exposes the wounds of his past. He is joined on this journey by his new deputy, Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon, The Red Road, Roswell, New Mexico). Chee, too, has old scores to settle from his youth on the reservation. Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other, and their own personal demons on the path to salvation.

Better Call Saul
Part 2 of Season 6 Premieres Monday, July 11

Better Call Saul’s final season concludes the complicated journey and transformation of its compromised hero, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), into criminal lawyer Saul Goodman.

This is Going to Hurt (AMC+ Original)
New Episodes Premiere Thursdays; Season Finale July 14

A provocative and heartfelt new comedy-drama starring Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal, No Time to Die), based on Adam Kay’s award-winning international memoir of the same name. This Is Going To Hurt pulls no punches in its depiction of the laugh-out-loud highs and gut-wrenching lows of life on a gynecology and obstetrics ward. The series follows Adam (Whishaw), a doctor who is finding his way through the ranks of hospital hierarchy; junior enough to suffer the crippling hours, but senior enough to face a constant barrage of terrifying responsibilities. Adam is clinging to his personal life as he is increasingly overwhelmed by stresses at work: the 97-hour weeks, the life-and-death decisions, and all-the-while knowing the hospital parking meter is earning more than him.

On IFC FILMS UNLIMITED:

A Call to Spy
Film Premieres Wednesday, July 6

At the dawn of WWII, a desperate Churchill orders his new spy agency to train women for covert ops. Together, they help to undermine the Nazi regime and turn the tide of the war.

Shithouse
Film Premieres Wednesday, July 6

A homesick college freshman forces himself out into the frat scene, forging a rare connection with his RA Maggie. Winner of the 2020 SXSW Jury Prize.

The Other Lamb
Film Premieres Wednesday, July 6

The cult was all Selah knew-until one day she begins to question its leader and the insular world she was born into in this haunting vision of a nightmarish awakening.

On SHUDDER:

This is GWAR (Shudder Original)
New Film Premieres Thursday, July 21

This is GWAR is the powerful story of the iconic heavy metal art-collective, as told by the humans who have fought to keep it alive for over thirty years. The feature documentary includes interviews with the band members, both past and present, as well as other artists including Weird Al Yankovic, Thomas Lennnon, Alex Winter, Bam Margera, and Ethan Embry, including never before seen footage of legendary GWAR front-man Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus).

The Reef: Stalked (Shudder Original)
New Film Premieres Friday, July 29

Written and directed by Andrew Traucki as a follow-up to his 2010 film, The Reef, the sequel follows a woman named Nic (Teressa Liane, The Vampire Diaries) who is looking to heal after witnessing her sister’s horrific murder. Nic, her younger sister Annie and two close friends travel to a remote Pacific Island for a kayaking and diving adventure. Hours into their expedition, the women are stalked and attacked by a Great White shark. To survive, they will need to band together, and Nic will have to overcome her post-traumatic stress, face her fears, and slay a monster. Also starring Ann Truong (Cowboy Bebop), Saskia Archer (Boshack), Kate Lister (Clickbait), and Tim Ross (Wonderland).

On SUNDANCE NOW:

The Split (Sundance Now Original)
New Episodes Premieres Thursdays; Series Finale July 21

After a devastating end to season two as Hannah (Nicola Walker, Four Weddings & a Funeral) and Nathan’s (Stephen Mangan, Episodes) marriage fell apart, we join the couple ten months on in the rubble of their previously rock-solid 20-year marriage. Both lawyers have been respectfully negotiating their separation and seem to have reached an amicable agreement, but Hannah becomes acutely aware of what she’s about to lose. But when a shocking revelation dramatically changes the stakes, any hope of remaining amicable vanishes. Is their split too deep to repair?

Showtrial (Sundance Now Exclusive)
New Series Binge on Thursday, July 21

When Talitha Campbell, the arrogant daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur, is arrested following the disappearance of a fellow student the case grips the nation, whipping up a media storm. On Talitha’s side is brilliant solicitor Cleo Roberts. Can Cleo control the narrative of a case that is fast becoming tangled up in the nation’s debates over privilege, wealth and politics? From arrest to the jury’s final verdict, Showtrial examines both sides of the legal battle, as defense and prosecution fight for their version of what really happened to Hannah, and the truth about Talitha: Falsely accused? Or callous murderer?

Three Families (Sundance Now Exclusive)
New Series Binge on Thursday, July 28

The Abortion Act of 1967, which permitted abortion in the UK, did not extend to Northern Ireland. The critically acclaimed Three Families, set between 2013-2019, tells the true story of three women and their families before the recent change to legislation in Northern Ireland as many voices would fight to be heard. With a stellar cast including Sinéad Keenan (Little Boy Blue), Lola Petticrew (Bloodlands), Amy James-Kelly (Gentleman Jack) and Genevieve O’Reilly (The Dry), Three Families is a stunning two-part dramatization, exploring the emotive issues around abortion in Northern Ireland, and the experience of families whose lives have been profoundly affected. Names and details have been changed to ensure the anonymity of the real-life contributors.

About AMC Networks:

AMC Networks (Nasdaq: AMCX) is a global entertainment company known for its popular and critically-acclaimed content. Its brands include targeted streaming services AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK, and the newest addition to its targeted streaming portfolio, the anime-focused HIDIVE streaming service, in addition to AMC, BBC AMERICA (operated through a joint venture with BBC Studios), IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv and IFC Films. AMC Studios, the Company’s in-house studio, production and distribution operation, is behind some of the biggest titles and brands known to a global audience, including The Walking Dead, the Anne Rice catalog and the Agatha Christie library. The Company also operates AMC Networks International, its international programming business, and 25/7 Media, its production services business.



AMC+ RELEASES TRAILER & KEY ART FOR BEN WHISHAW-LED LIMITED SERIES THIS IS GOING TO HURT

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AMC+ RELEASES TRAILER & KEY ART FOR BEN WHISHAW-LED LIMITED SERIES THIS IS GOING TO HURT AHEAD OF ITS THURSDAY, JUNE 2 DEBUT

Comedy-Drama TV Adaptation Based on

Adam Kay’s Award-Winning Memoir This Is Going To Hurt

New Episodes to Premiere Weekly on AMC+ and Sundance Now

“Five stars… funny, chaotic and heartbreaking” – London Evening Standard

“[Whishaw] is brilliantly funny and warm.” – The Sunday Times

“Excellent… few dramas manage convincingly to pull off making you laugh out loud one moment and feel profoundly sad the next” – The Times

AMC+ today released the exclusive trailer and key art for its upcoming limited series, This Is Going To Hurt, a comedy-drama starring Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal, No Time to Die, London Spy) based on Adam Kay’s award-winning international bestselling memoir of the same name. This Is Going To Hurt will debut Thursday, June 2 on AMC+ and Sundance Now with new episodes airing weekly.

Created, written and executive produced by Kay, This Is Going To Hurt rejoices in the laugh-out-loud highs, while pulling no punches in its depiction of the gut-wrenching lows of life on a gynecology and obstetrics ward.

This AMC+ Original Series follows Adam (Whishaw), a doctor who is finding his way through the ranks of hospital hierarchy; junior enough to suffer the crippling hours, but senior enough to face a constant barrage of terrifying responsibilities. Adam is clinging to his personal life as he is increasingly overwhelmed by stresses at work: the 97-hour weeks, the life-and-death decisions, and all the while knowing the hospital parking meter is earning more than him.

The series also stars newcomer Ambika Mod, Michele Austin (Meet the Richardsons, The Casual Vacancy), BAFTA-nominated Alex Jennings (The Crown, A Very English Scandal, Unforgotten, The Lady In The Van), Kadiff Kirwan (Chewing Gum, This Way Up, The Stranger), Ashley McGuire (This Country, Malory Towers, It’s A Sin), Emmy-nominated Dame Harriet Walter (Killing Eve, The Crown, Succession), Rory Fleck Byrne (Harlots, Vita and Virginia, Ghosts), and Tom Durant-Pritchard (Feel Good, The Windsors, Judy, The Crown).

This Is Going To Hurt is commissioned by Piers Wenger, Director of BBC Drama, is executive produced by Naomi de Pear (Don’t Forget The Driver, Flowers, The Bisexual, The Power) and Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, Giri/Haji, The Split, The Power) for Sister, James Farrell (Untitled Game Of Thrones Prequel) for Terrible Productions, Mona Qureshi for BBC One, as well as Dan McDermott for AMC. Ben Whishaw also serves as Executive Producer. BBC Studios is handling global distribution.

The series is produced by Holly Pullinger (Don’t Forget The Driver) with Lucy Forbes (In My Skin, The End Of The F***ing World) directing the first four episodes and Tom Kingsley (Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats, Pls Like) directing the final three episodes.

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About AMC+

AMC+ is the company’s new premium streaming bundle featuring an extensive lineup of popular and critically acclaimed original programming from AMC, BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV and full access to targeted streaming services Shudder, Sundance Now and IFC Films Unlimited, which feature content such as A Discovery of Witches, Creepshow, and Boyhood. The service features a continually refreshed library of commercial-free content, including fan favorites Mad Men, Halt & Catch Fire, Turn: Washington’s Spies, Hell on Wheels, NOS4A2, Orphan Black, Rectify, Portlandia, and series from The Walking Dead Universe, among many others. The service also offers a growing slate of original and exclusive series including Gangs of London, Kin, The North Water, Ragdoll, The Beast Must Die, Too Close, The Salisbury Poisonings, Cold Courage, Spy City, Ultra City Smiths, Anna, Anne Boleyn, Firebite, La Fortuna, That Dirty Black Bag, the upcoming The Ipcress File and the first two series in a new Anne Rice universe, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches. AMC+ recently launched in Canada, Australia, and India and is available in the U.S. through AMCPlus.com, the AMC+ app, and a number of digital and cable partners.



NEW AMC+ ORIGINAL SERIES THIS IS GOING TO HURT HEADLINES AMC+ PRIDE MONTH COLLECTION

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NEW AMC+ ORIGINAL SERIES THIS IS GOING TO HURT HEADLINES AMC+ PRIDE MONTH COLLECTION “STREAM WITH PRIDE” CELEBRATING THE VOICES OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY THIS JUNE

AMC+ Exclusive Film Premieres Continue Every Friday with Action Thriller White Elephant, Arabic-Language Standout Huda’s Salon, Futuristic Sci-fi Drama I am Mortal and Shudder Original Revealer
New Series, Films, Specials and More Now Streaming on AMC Networks’ Suite of Targeted Streaming Services This June

New York, NY – May 17, 2022 – This June, AMC+ celebrates Pride Month with “Stream with Pride,” a curated collection of original series, specials, and films from across the company’s portfolio highlighting the voices of the LGBTQ+ community. Programming highlights include original series Dispatches from Elsewhere, Killing Eve, Orphan Black, The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula, and Slo Pitch, as well as an extensive lineup of feature films and documentaries from Cannes Palme d’Or Winner Blue is the Warmest Colour to the critically-acclaimed Do I Sound Gay?, all headlined by the debut of AMC+ Original series, This is Going to Hurt. A full programming lineup can be found HERE.

Exclusive new film premieres roll out every week in June with the AMC+ Friday Night Films lineup including action thriller White Elephant (June 3), Arabic-language thriller Huda’s Salon (June 10), futuristic sci-fi thriller I am Mortal (June 17) and the horror exclusive for the “The Final Friday,” Shudder Original Revealer (June 24).

AMC Networks’ targeted streaming services will also bring viewers an extensive catalogue of compelling dramas, fan-favorite franchises, highly anticipated films and timely collections on AMC+, Acorn TV, ALLBLK, IFC Films Unlimited, Shudder and Sundance Now all month long.

Highlights from across the suite of services include (in alphabetical and chronological order):

On ACORN TV:

London Kills (Acorn TV Original)
Season 3 Binge Premieres Monday, June 6

Returning with its cutting-edge documentary style, London Kills dramatizes the experiences of an elite murder investigation squad in central London, led by Detective Inspector David Bradford (Hugo Speer, Shadow and Bone, Marcella) and the core cast including Sharon Small (Flesh and Blood, The Bay) as Detective Sergeant Vivienne Cole, Bailey Patrick (Bridgerton, Bodyguard) as Detective Constable Rob Brady and Tori Allen-Martin (Unforgotten, Pure) as Trainee Detective Constable Billie Fitzgerald. In season 3, the elite murder investigation team deals with a series of killings – which turn out to be linked. It soon becomes clear that the killer has access to information from within the police service itself – are the detectives hunting one of their own?

Hidden (Acorn TV Exclusive)
Season 3 Binge Premieres Monday, June 20

DCI Cadi John (Sian Reese-Williams, Line of Duty) and DS Owen Vaughan (Siôn Alun Davies) return for the third and final installment of this hit Welsh crime drama. Twelve months after Mia Owen’s arrest, Cadi is at a crossroads, with her life in flux. After painful deliberation, Cadi and her sisters have decided to sell the family home, while Cadi is navigating a new relationship. To compound matters, a job opportunity has come up in Liverpool, forcing Cadi to ask herself the question – is it time to leave North Wales or time to face down demons, embrace her new relationship and make Bangor her permanent home? Cadi is still searching for an answer when she and Vaughan are called to investigate the brutal murder of a man in the remote Dysynni Valley.

Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific (Acorn TV Exclusive)
Three-Episode Binge Premiere Monday, June 27

Martin Clunes (Doc Martin, Manhunt) embarks on an epic ocean wide adventure in search of the real Pacific in the latest installment of his popular travel series. His voyage is inspired by reading a book given to him when he was a child by his father about the Kon-Tiki expedition across the Pacific. Martin has always yearned to follow in those explorers’ footsteps. The Pacific Ocean, the largest ocean on the planet, covering 63 million square miles, is strewn with tens of thousands of islands with coral atolls, jungle clad mountains, and lava spewing volcanoes. It is rich in animal life and has an astonishing kaleidoscope of humanity.

On ALLBLK:

For The Love of Jason (ALLBLK Original)
Season 2 Premieres Thursday, June 2

Fan-favorite relationship dramedy, For the Love of Jason, returns…This season explores Jason’s journey facing the obstacles of becoming an entrepreneur, building a co-parenting relationship with Carmen, and navigating his already complicated dating situation… all with a child on the way. Lacy, still at odds with Bryan after their brief entanglement, jumps back into the dating game and starts a new relationship with a professional basketball player. As Jason and Bella’s relationship flourishes, his friend circle begins to fall apart – tensions grow between him and Erick after a heated argument and Lacy and Bryan remain at odds after Alicia’s ultimatum. Things get worse when the whole squad links up for Erick and Lisa’s housewarming party, that turns into the dinner party from hell. Cast: Trell Woodberry, Kareem Grimes, BJ Britt, Laila Odom, Brely Evans, Jackee Harry, Tabitha Brown, Jessica Quintero, Christol Lartey, Iker Amaya

Terror Lake Drive (ALLBLK Original)
Season 2 Premieres Thursday, June 23

Terror Lake Drive, ALLBLK’s popular thriller following the terrorized tenants of the fictional Freeman Lake Apartments, returns with a second season, entitled “Single Black Female.” Tony Award-nominated actress Pascale Armand (Eclipsed), Yolanda Ross (The Chi), Charles Malik Whitfield (Chicago Med), Denise Boutte (Meet the Browns), and Kendrick Cross (Ambitions) will star in the newest installment of the anthology series created by Jerry LaMothe (Blackout) and Kajuana S. Marie. This season brings a new, unsuspecting tenant to the mystifying lakeside apartment complex that terrorized a mother and her young son in Season 1.

The Fallen (ALLBLK Regular Feature)
Premieres Thursday, June 30

Praise and worship leader Dwight Hawkins is finally on the verge of putting his long-deferred dreams back on track. Dwight is signed with TMG Records and feels he’s living a whole new life. He has everything he’s ever wanted but it all starts to slip between his fingers. Hitting rock bottom, he is at the point of giving it all up until an intervention and the visitation of the Holy Spirit shows he still has a purpose. Committed to do the Lord’s work he rises back on top. No matter how far you might have fallen, you’ll never fall beyond God’s reach.

On AMC+:

This is Going to Hurt (AMC+ Original)
New Series Premieres Thursdays, Beginning June 2

A new provocative and heartfelt comedy-drama starring Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal, No Time to Die), based on Adam Kay’s award-winning international memoir of the same name. This Is Going To Hurt pulls no punches in its depiction of the laugh-out-loud highs and gut-wrenching lows of life on a gynecology and obstetrics ward. The series follows Adam (Whishaw), a doctor who is finding his way through the ranks of hospital hierarchy; junior enough to suffer the crippling hours, but senior enough to face a constant barrage of terrifying responsibilities. Adam is clinging to his personal life as he is increasingly overwhelmed by stresses at work: the 97-hour weeks, the life-and-death decisions, and all-the-while knowing the hospital parking meter is earning more than him.

Dark Winds
Two-Episode Premiere on Sunday, June 12; Subsequent Episodes Released One Week Ahead of AMC

Set in 1971 on a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation near Monument Valley, Dark Winds follows Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon, The Son, Westworld, Fargo) of the Tribal Police as he is besieged by a series of seemingly unrelated crimes. The closer he digs to the truth, the more he exposes the wounds of his past. He is joined on this journey by his new deputy, Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon, The Red Road, Roswell, New Mexico). Chee, too, has old scores to settle from his youth on the reservation. Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other, and their own personal demons on the path to salvation.

The Ipcress File (AMC+ Original)
New Episodes Premiere Thursdays; Season Finale June 23

At the height of the Cold War, ex-soldier and convicted thief Harry Palmer (Joe Cole, Gangs of London, Peaky Blinders) is recruited to an unorthodox British spy unit whose boss, Dalby (Tom Hollander, Pride & Prejudice), wants his help to retrieve a missing scientist. Working alongside cool, ambitious agent Jean (Lucy Boynton, Bohemian Rhapsody), Harry’s journey will take him to the wrong side of Berlin, the risky hedonism of Beirut and the blinding light of a Pacific H-bomb test – before one step too many lands him an unwitting role in a violent political conspiracy.

On IFC FILMS UNLIMITED:

Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Film Premieres Wednesday, June 1

Obsessed with memories of an unsolved crime from her childhood, a young woman’s investigation reveals the seedy underbelly beneath her idyllic Niagara Falls tourist town.

Gal Young ‘Un
Film Premieres Wednesday, June 8

Two women must come to terms with an opportunistic bootlegger who claims to love them. Director Victor Nunez’s first film.

The 27 Club
Film Premieres Wednesday, June 15

The last surviving member of a rock band travels in a drugged-out stupor from LA to his Missouri hometown to carry out his late friend’s final request.

On SHUDDER:

Offseason (Shudder Exclusive)
New Film Premieres Friday, June 10

Upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother’s grave site has been vandalized, in Offseason, Marie (Jocelin Donahue, Doctor Sleep) quickly returns to the isolated offshore island where her late mother is buried. When she arrives, she discovers that the island is closing for the offseason with the bridges raised until Spring, leaving her stranded. One strange interaction with the local townspeople after another, Marie soon realizes that something is not quite right in this small town. She must unveil the mystery behind her mother’s troubled past in order to make it out alive. Starring Jocelin Donahue, Joe Swanberg, Richard Brake, Melora Walters, Jeremy Gardner, directed by Mickey Keating (Carnage Park).

Mad God (Shudder Exclusive)
New Film Premieres Thursday, June 16

Mad God marks the feature directorial debut for visionary and Oscar and Emmy Award-winning stop-motion animator and special effects supervisor Phil Tippett, the creative powerhouse involved in such classics as RoboCop, Starship Troopers, Jurassic Park, and Star Wars: A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. Mad God is an experimental animated film set in a world of monsters, mad scientists and war pigs. A corroded diving bell descends amidst a ruined city, settling down upon an ominous fortress guarded by zombie-like sentries. The Assassin emerges to explore a labyrinth of bizarre, desolate landscapes inhabited by freakish denizens. Through unexpected twists and turns, he experiences an evolution beyond his wildest comprehension. A labour of love that has taken 30 years to complete, Mad God combines live-action and stop-motion, miniature sets and other innovative techniques to bring Tippett’s wholly unique and grotesquely beautiful vision to life. Winner — Most Groundbreaking Film, Fantasia International Film Festival. Winner — José Luis Guarner Critic’s Award – Best Film & Best Visual Effects, Sitges Film Festival. Winner – Nocturno Nuove Visioni Award – Best Film, Trieste Science+Fiction Festival.

Revealer (Shudder Original)
New Film Premieres Thursday, June 23

Tensions rise when a stripper and religious protester are trapped together in a peep show booth and must come together to survive the apocalypse in 1980’s Chicago. Starring Caito Aase (Black Mold) and Shaina Schrooten (Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge), written by popular comic authors Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Revival) and Michael Moreci (Barbaric, The Plot) and directed by Luke Boyce.

The Long Night (Shudder Exclusive)
New Film Premieres Thursday, June 30

While searching for the parents she’s never known, New York transplant Grace (Scout Taylor-Compton) returns to her childhood southern stomping grounds with her boyfriend (Nolan Gerard Funk) to investigate a promising lead on her family’s whereabouts. Upon arrival, the couple’s weekend takes a bizarre, terrifying turn as a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader terrorize the pair to fulfill a twisted ancient apocalyptic prophecy. Starring Scout Taylor-Compton, Nolan Gerard Funk, Deborah Kara Unger and Jeff Fahey, directed by Rich Ragsdale.

On SUNDANCE NOW:

This is Going to Hurt
New Series Premieres Thursdays Beginning June 2

The series follows Adam (Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal), a doctor who is finding his way through the ranks of hospital hierarchy; junior enough to suffer the crippling hours, but senior enough to face a constant barrage of terrifying responsibilities. Adam is clinging to his personal life as he is increasingly overwhelmed by stresses at work: the 97-hour weeks, the life-and-death decisions, and all the while knowing the hospital parking meter is earning more than him.

Ten Percent (Sundance Now Original)
New Episodes Premiere Fridays; Season Finale June 10

The Sundance Now Original Series, based on the original hit French series Call My Agent!, follows the small London talent agency of Nightingale Hart as it struggles to adapt in an ever-changing industry. After tragedy strikes the company, the personal and professional lives of the agents and assistants are thrown into turmoil. But duty calls – their celebrity clients are in constant need of help from their agents, with issues ranging from marital problems to over-commitment to lingering method acting to stage fright. As the Nightingale Hart agents deal with the incessant demands of their jobs, they’ll also find themselves dealing with more off-screen drama than they ever expected.

The Split (Sundance Now Original)
Season 3 Premieres on Thursday, June 23

After a devastating end to season two as Hannah (Nicola Walker, Four Weddings & a Funeral) and Nathan’s (Stephen Mangan, Episodes) marriage fell apart, we join the couple ten months on in the rubble of their previously rock-solid 20-year marriage. Both lawyers have been respectfully negotiating their separation and seem to have reached an amicable agreement, but Hannah becomes acutely aware of what she’s about to lose. But when a shocking revelation dramatically changes the stakes, any hope of remaining amicable vanishes. Is their split too deep to repair?

The Wisting (Sundance Now Exclusive)
Season 2 Part 2 Binge Premieres Thursday, June 30

A convicted killer escapes from Detective Wisting’s custody by triggering a grenade during the inspection of a potential crime scene in the woods. The killer, who promised to reveal the location of yet another murder victim, instead blasts his way to freedom with the help of a former accomplice, injuring police officers in the process. The case is now personal for the entire Larvik police force. Wisting embarks on some of the most intense days of his life as he must manage his revenge-thirsty team, as well as stop the two criminals before they continue their killing spree. The case also becomes personal for the detective’s daughter, Line, who is shooting a true crime-documentary about serial killers and was the one who instigated the whole inspection. Features Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix) as FBI Special Agent Maggie Griffin.

About AMC Networks:

AMC Networks (Nasdaq: AMCX) is a global entertainment company known for its popular and critically-acclaimed content. Its brands include targeted streaming services AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK, and the newest addition to its targeted streaming portfolio, the anime-focused HIDIVE streaming service, in addition to AMC, BBC AMERICA (operated through a joint venture with BBC Studios), IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv and IFC Films. AMC Studios, the Company’s in-house studio, production and distribution operation, is behind some of the biggest titles and brands known to a global audience, including The Walking Dead, the Anne Rice catalog and the Agatha Christie library. The Company also operates AMC Networks International, its international programming business, and 25/7 Media, its production services business.



AMC+ ORIGINAL LIMITED SERIES, THIS IS GOING TO HURT, TO DEBUT JUNE 2

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AMC+ ORIGINAL LIMITED SERIES, THIS IS GOING TO HURT, STARRING BEN WHISHAW TO DEBUT JUNE 2 ON AMC+ AND SUNDANCE NOW

Comedy-Drama TV Adaptation Based on Adam Kay’s Award-Winning International Memoir This Is Going To Hurt

AMC+ today released first-look photos of its upcoming limited series, This Is Going To Hurt, a comedy-drama starring Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal, No Time to Die, London Spy) based on Adam Kay’s award-winning international memoir of the same name. This Is Going To Hurt will debut Thursday, June 2 on AMC+ and Sundance Now with new episodes airing weekly.

Created, written and executive produced by Kay, This Is Going To Hurt rejoices in the laugh-out-loud highs, while pulling no punches in its depiction of the gut-wrenching lows of life on a gynecology and obstetrics ward.

The series follows Adam (Whishaw), a doctor who is finding his way through the ranks of hospital hierarchy; junior enough to suffer the crippling hours, but senior enough to face a constant barrage of terrifying responsibilities. Adam is clinging to his personal life as he is increasingly overwhelmed by stresses at work: the 97-hour weeks, the life-and-death decisions, and all the while knowing the hospital parking meter is earning more than him.

The series also stars newcomer Ambika Mod, Michele Austin (Meet the Richardsons, The Casual Vacancy), BAFTA-nominated Alex Jennings (The Crown, A Very English Scandal, Unforgotten, The Lady In The Van), Kadiff Kirwan (Chewing Gum, This Way Up, The Stranger), Ashley McGuire (This Country, Malory Towers, It’s A Sin), Emmy-nominated Dame Harriet Walter (Killing Eve, The Crown, Succession), Rory Fleck Byrne (Harlots, Vita and Virginia, Ghosts), and Tom Durant-Pritchard (Feel Good, The Windsors, Judy, The Crown).

This Is Going To Hurt is commissioned by Piers Wenger, Director of BBC Drama, is executive produced by Naomi de Pear (Don’t Forget The Driver, Flowers, The Bisexual, The Power) and Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, Giri/Haji, The Split, The Power) for Sister, James Farrell (Untitled Game Of Thrones Prequel) for Terrible Productions, Mona Qureshi for BBC One, as well as Dan McDermott for AMC. Ben Whishaw also serves as Executive Producer. BBC Studios is handling global distribution.

The series is produced by Holly Pullinger (Don’t Forget The Driver) with Lucy Forbes (In My Skin, The End Of The F***ing World) directing the first four episodes and Tom Kingsley (Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats, Pls Like) directing the final three episodes.

EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS

Episode 1 – Premieres Thursday, June 2

Adam juggles his personal life with his hectic job on the labor ward. In the chaos of the day, he makes a mistake.

Episode 2 – Premieres Thursday, June 9

Still reeling from an incident on labor ward, Adam becomes increasingly difficult to be around. While he clashes with a colleague at work, his home life also starts to suffer.

Episode 3 – Premieres Thursday, June 16

With a politician’s visit making labor ward more chaotic than usual, Adam and Shruti’s best doesn’t feel enough. Adam tries to fix his personal life once and for all.

Episode 4 – Premieres Thursday, June 23

Adam’s mistake comes back to haunt him, and he tries desperately to dig himself out of trouble. Shruti is excited to meet a promising new mentor.

Episode 5 – Premieres Thursday, June 30

It’s the day of Adam’s engagement party, but the situation at work is becoming increasingly overwhelming. Shruti tries a new tack, but doesn’t get the outcome she hoped for.

Episode 6 – Premieres Thursday, July 7

Adam does his first shift at a private hospital and finds that it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Shruti has a challenging night shift in the NHS.

Episode 7 – Premieres Thursday, July 14

Adam faces a tribunal over alleged malpractice, and is no longer sure that he can go on in medicine. He tries to decide where his future lies.



First-Look Images Revealed and Further Casting Announced for BBC One’s Highly Anticipated Adaptation

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First-Look Images Revealed and Further Casting Announced for BBC One’s Highly Anticipated Adaptation of “This Is Going to Hurt”
The co-production with AMC will launch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
[via press release from BBC]
First-look images revealed and further casting announced for BBC One’s highly anticipated adaptation of This Is Going To Hurt

Casting has been announced, and first-look images released, of the highly anticipated adaption of Adam Kay’s multi-million copy bestseller This is Going to Hurt, which has just wrapped filming

Ben Whishaw as Adam

Emmy, Bafta and Golden Globe-winning lead Ben Whishaw is joined by Dame Harriet Walter, Ambika Mod, Michele Austin, Alex Jennings and Rory Fleck Byrne

Casting has been announced, and first-look images released, on the highly anticipated adaption of Adam Kay’s multi-million copy bestseller This Is Going To Hurt, which has just wrapped filming. The co-production with AMC will launch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

At times hilarious, at times devastating, This Is Going To Hurt is a 7X45′ series following Adam (Ben Whishaw – A Very English Scandal, Skyfall, London Spy), a doctor who we find wending his way through the ranks of hospital hierarchy – junior enough to suffer the crippling hours, but senior enough to face a constant barrage of terrifying responsibilities. Adam is clinging to his personal life as he is increasingly overwhelmed by stresses at work: the 97-hour weeks, the life and death decisions, and all the while knowing the hospital parking meter is earning more than him.

Whishaw is joined by newcomer Ambika Mod as Shruti, a young junior doctor just starting in obstetrics and gynaecology. Naturally bright, diligent and caring, she has everything it takes to be a great doctor, but the job still finds ways to throw her into chaos and doubt.

Ambika Mod and Ben Whishaw

Michele Austin (Meet the Richardsons, The Casual Vacancy) plays Tracy, a confident, sharp-witted senior midwife, and Bafta-nominated Alex Jennings (The Crown, A Very English Scandal, Unforgotten, The Lady In The Van) plays Mr Lockhart, a consultant and Adam’s domineering boss. Kadiff Kirwan (Chewing Gum, This Way Up, The Stranger) plays Julian, Adam’s colleague and professional rival, and Ashley McGuire (This Country, Malory Towers, It’s A Sin) plays Miss Houghton, a formidable and forthright consultant who spots potential in Shruti.

Emmy-nominated Harriet Walter (Killing Eve, The Crown, Succession) plays Veronique, Adam’s mother. Rory Fleck Byrne (Harlots, Vita And Virginia, Ghosts) plays Adam’s boyfriend Harry, and Tom Durant-Pritchard (Feel Good, The Windsors, Judy, The Crown) plays Adam’s best friend Greg, his two closest relationships and the ones forced to face the brunt of the pressures he faces at work.

The series is based on Adam Kay’s award-winning international multi-million selling memoir of the same name, which has sold over 2.5 million copies to date and has been translated into 37 languages. The series, which is created, written and executive produced by Kay himself, rejoices in the laugh-out-loud highs, while pulling no punches in its depiction of the gut-wrenching lows of life on a gynaecology and obstetrics ward.

Blisteringly funny, politically enraging and frequently heartbreaking, This Is Going To Hurt remains a stark reminder of the vital role played by the NHS and is a clarion call to support our medics, a message that is more urgent than ever.

Created, written and executive produced by Adam Kay, This Is Going To Hurt is commissioned by Piers Wenger, Director of BBC Drama, is executive produced by Naomi de Pear (Don’t Forget The Driver, Flowers, The Bisexual, The Power) and Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, Giri/Haji, The Split, The Power) for Sister, James Farrell (Untitled Game Of Thrones Prequel) for Terrible Productions, Mona Qureshi for BBC One, as well as Kristin Jones and Dan McDermott for AMC. Ben Whishaw also serves as Executive Producer.

The series is produced by Holly Pullinger (Don’t Forget The Driver) with Lucy Forbes (In My Skin, The End Of the F***ing World series two) directing the first four episodes and Tom Kingsley (Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats, Pls Like) directing the other three episodes. The international distribution of the series will be handled by BBC Studios.

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BEN WHISHAW CAST AS LEAD IN BBC TWO’S ADAPTATION OF THIS IS GOING TO HURT

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BEN WHISHAW CAST AS LEAD IN BBC TWO’S ADAPTATION OF THIS IS GOING TO HURT WITH AMC CO-PRODUCING
Lucy Forbes On Board as Lead Director
Produced by SISTER in Association with Terrible Productions, This is Going to Hurt is Adapted for Screen by Writer, Creator and Executive Producer Adam Kay
LONDON, UK/NEW YORK, NY – June 14, 2020 – BBC TWO and AMC have today announced that Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal, Skyfall, London Spy) will star in the new series This is Going to Hurt, produced by global content company SISTER (Giri/Haji, Chernobyl, Gangs of London) in association with Terrible Productions. Based on Adam Kay’s award-winning international multi-million selling memoir of the same name, Whishaw will play the screen version of Adam in the series which has been adapted by creator Kay himself. AMC is on board as co-producer and director Lucy Forbes (In My Skin, The End of the F***cking World S2) is confirmed as the series lead director. The international distribution will be handled by BBC Studios.

Kay’s diaries, scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, tell the unvarnished truth of life as a doctor working in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Whishaw is set to play the fictional version of Adam, who we find wending his way through the ranks of hospital hierarchy – junior enough to suffer the crippling hours, but senior enough to face a constant barrage of terrifying responsibilities. The series sees Adam clinging to his personal life as he is increasingly overwhelmed by stresses at work: the 97-hour weeks, the life and death decisions, and all the while knowing the hospital parking meter is earning more than him.

This is Going to Hurt is a show about trying to be a good doctor in a system which can sometimes feel like it’s working against you. Like the book, the series will depict life on and off the hospital ward with frank and often shocking honesty. The series rejoices in the highs, while pulling no punches in its depiction of the gut-wrenching lows, and celebrates the everyday superstars of the health service who keep our hospitals running.

Blisteringly funny, politically enraging and frequently heart-breaking, Kay’s adaptation continues to be a stark reminder of the vital role played by the health service and is a clarion call to continue to support our medics, at a time when that message is more urgent than ever.

Ben Whishaw says: “I am proud to join this exciting adaptation of Adam Kay’s terrific book This is Going to Hurt based on his experiences working in the NHS. It’s an honest, hilarious, heart-breaking look at the great institution and the army of unsung heroes who work there under the most stressful conditions. The Covid-19 crisis has now shed even more light on their great work and underlines the necessity to support the NHS and its workers. I look forward to telling this story with director Lucy Forbes and the great team at SISTER to bring Adam’s words to life and I am really grateful to be a part of it.”

Lucy Forbes added: “This hilarious and heart-breaking view of the NHS, that we have so long taken for granted, feels more relevant than ever – and what better person to play Adam than the wonderful Whishaw! So looking forward to working with Ben, and the SISTER team to bring Adam Kay’s painfully funny book to life.”

Creator and writer Adam Kay (Terrible Productions) said: “Ben is quite simply one of the finest actors our country has ever produced and a bona fide national treasure. There’s simply no one who could do a better job of playing (a much more handsome version of) me. Best still, I now have an answer to the standard dinner party question: “Who would play you in the story of your life?”

Naomi de Pear, executive Producer, SISTER said: “We couldn’t be more excited to be working with the magical combination of the huge talents that are Ben Whishaw and Lucy Forbes. Who better to bring to life the tragedy, comedy and complexity of both Dr Adam Kay and the beautiful beast that is our NHS.”

Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama said: “Not just anyone could evoke the waspish wit, the pathos or the brilliant bloody-mindedness of This is Going to Hurt’s Adam. But thankfully we didn’t just need anyone – we just needed Ben and it’s a testament to the quality of Adam’s scripts and the expertise of the team at SISTER that Ben has agreed to come on board.”

Dan McDermott, president of original programming for AMC and co-president of AMC Studios, commented: “As we continue to search for unique voices and uncover authentic and rarely seen worlds, we’re proud to once again partner with the remarkable creative team at SISTER on this timely series focusing a lens on the societal and cultural issues surrounding the healthcare system. Adam has provided insightful source material with This is Going to Hurt, laying a foundation for a topical, darkly comedic and breathtakingly poignant series, and we’re thrilled to welcome established talent both in front of and behind the camera with Ben Whishaw and Lucy Forbes on board.”

Created, written and executive produced by Adam Kay, This is Going to Hurt is Commissioned by Piers Wenger, controller of BBC Drama, is executive produced by Naomi de Pear (Don’t Forget The Driver, Flowers, The Bisexual) Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, Giri/Haji/ The Split) for SISTER, James Farrell (Untitled Game of Thrones Prequel) for Terrible Productions, Mona Qureshi for BBC Two, as well as Kristin Jones and Dan McDermott for AMC, and is produced by Holly Pullinger (Don’t Forget The Driver) with Lucy Forbes (In My Skin, The End of the F***cking World S2) directing the first four episodes. Dan Isaacs (COO, SISTER) and Phil Sequeira (VP Scripted Co-productions, BBC Studios) brokered the deal with AMC for the U.S. and Canada and will distribute internationally.

Headshots for Kay and Whishaw available here: https://we.tl/t-YsuSHknZS8

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About AMC

AMC is home to some of the most popular and acclaimed programs on television. AMC was the first basic cable network to ever win the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series with Mad Men in 2008, which then went on to win the coveted award four years in a row, before Breaking Bad won it in 2013 and 2014. The network’s series The Walking Dead is the highest-rated series in cable history. AMC’s current original drama series are Better Call Saul, Dispatches from Elsewhere, Fear the Walking Dead, NOS4A2, Quiz, Soulmates, The Terror, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: World Beyond and the recently greenlit 61st Street, Kevin Can F Himself, Pantheon and National Anthem. AMC also explores authentic worlds and discussion with original shows like Talking Dead, AMC Visionaries and Ride with Norman Reedus. AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister networks include IFC, SundanceTV, BBC America and WE tv. AMC is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand and mobile.

About BBC Studios

BBC Studios, a global content company with British creativity at its heart, is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group. Able to take an idea seamlessly from thought to screen, it spans content financing, development, production, sales, branded services, and ancillaries from both its own productions and programmes and formats made by high-quality UK independents. Award-winning British programmes made by the business are internationally recognised across a broad range of genres and specialisms, including factual, drama, entertainment and comedy. BBC Studios has offices in 22 markets globally, including six production bases in the UK and production bases and partnerships in a further nine countries around the world. The company, which makes around 2,500 hours of content a year, is a champion for British creativity around the world and a committed partner for the UK’s independent sector. Created in April 2018 by the merger of two existing commercial subsidiaries, BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios, the company has revenue of around £1.4bn. In the year to March 2019, it returned £243m to the BBC Group, complementing the BBC’s licence fee and enhancing programmes for UK audiences.