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Olivia Colman to portray Queen Anne in new film
Olivia Colman is set to portray Queen Anne of Great Britain in a new film called The Favourite. Olivia Colman previously portrayed royalty as Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother) in Hyde Park on Hudson in 2012. She joins cast members Rachel Weisz who will play Sarah, the Duchess of Marlborough and Emma Stone who will [read more]
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Michael C. Hall to star as John F. Kennedy in the 2nd season of “The Crown”
The second season of “The Crown” is currently in production and is set to begin with soldiers in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces fighting an illegal war in Egypt and will end with the downfall of her third Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan. The season will also feature President Kennedy and the First Lady, to be portrayed [read more]
Elizabeth I
New TV series “Queens” set to air in 2017
Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I are set to appear in a new mini-series from RTVE, Spain’s public broadcaster. The series is a six-parter, which was partly filmed in Edinburgh and is in English to aim for a larger international audience. Mary, Queen of Scots, is to be portrayed by Olivia Chenery, an English [read more]
Augusta Caroline Reuss of Ebersdorf
The Victoria Letters by Helen Rappaport Book Review
The official companion to ITV’s hotly anticipated new drama, The Victoria Letters delves into the private writings of the young Queen Victoria, painting a vivid picture of the personal life of one of England’s greatest monarchs. From the producers of Poldark and Endeavour, ITV’s Victoria follows the early years of the young Queen’s reign, based [read more]
China
Story of Chinese Empress Wu Zetian to be made into TV-series
The story of Chinese Empress Wu Zetian is to be made into a TV-series, produced by Christopher Newman in cooperation with Starlight Media and K. Jam Media. He also worked on the first and second seasons of Game of Thrones. It is set to begin production at the end of 2017 and will debut on [read more]