
Alex Ritman
London Bureau Chief at Variety
London Bureau Chief @Variety. Send hot tips to [email protected]. Views my own (especially that one). “Not professional or serious” - one of numerous fans
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variety.com | Alex Ritman
The creators of “Industry” took to the stage at SXSW London on Thursday and, in a wide-ranging conversation about the origins and development of HBO’s hit financial drama series, discussed finding their young cast, many of whom have been catapulted to global fame thanks to the show. “We really caught lighting in a bottle with this young cast,” noted Konrad Kay, speaking alongside his collaborator (and friend since college) Mickey Down.
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aol.com | Alex Ritman
Stuart Carolan and Chris Addison have teamed up for the darkly comedic crime drama “Tall Tales & Murder,” and have cast an ensemble of names from “Black Doves,” “Game of Thrones,” “Derry Girls” and “Peaky Blinders” to star. BBC Northern Ireland and Irish national broadcaster RTÉ have commissioned two six-part series of the drama, in association with Screen Ireland.
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variety.com | Alex Ritman
Tony Saint, whose credits include writing and executive producing Apple TV+’s Emmy-winning “Tehran,” Sky’s “Das Boot” and Netflix’s “Lupin,” is working on a new action-thriller series, “King’s Ransom.” The show — based on an original idea by Chris Peppe (“The Flash,” “Nikita”) — is about a hostage taking at the world’s most elite Swiss boarding school — but in this school the students aren’t just privileged, they stem from families that make up the very foundations of global power.
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variety.com | Alex Ritman
“Downton Abbey” looked like it had closed its doors for good in December 2015 when the awards-conquering TV series came to attend. Then came the hugely successful film spin-off, which seemed to have drawn to a natural end with the second feature “A New Era,” in which Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess passed away in the final scenes.
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flipboard.com | Alex Ritman
6 hours agoFind a huge selection of free online courses at edX. TL;DR: A wide range of online courses from Harvard University are available to take for free on edX. Not many people know this, but you can take a wide range of online courses from some of the top educational institutions in the world for …
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