Emily Watson News

National Geographic announced today at the network's FURTHER Front presentation the official greenlight of a second season of the scripted anthology series GENIUS, which tells the untold stories of the world's most brilliant innovators.

The 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today announced the lineup for the second annual television festival, Tribeca TV, featuring a mix of world premieres of some of the most talked-about new series/

Premiering Tuesday, April 25, at 9/8c, National Geographic's new 10-part global event series, GENIUS - the network's first scripted series - reveals how Albert became Einstein, exploring his extraordinary professional achievements along with his volatile, passionate and complex personal relationships.

Made for Each Other, a beloved 1939 comedy-drama starring James Stewart and Carole Lombard and directed by John Cromwell, is one of several classics featured in the March 2017 lineup of Reel 13.

Tympanic Theatre Company presents WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett. The production, directed by AaRon Mays, features an all-Latino cast - exploring the similarities between the elusive 'Godot' and the Latinx experience in the pursuit of the 'American Dream.'

Tympanic Theatre Company presents WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett. The production, directed by Aaron Mays, features an all-Latino cast - exploring the similarities between the elusive 'Godot' and the Latinx experience in the pursuit of the 'American Dream.'

Chris Carey is set to develop a host of new series and produce Andrew Davies' previously announced adaptation of Victor Hugo's LES MISERABLES.

National Geographic today released the network's first-ever stand-alone spot for this Sunday's championship football game, premiering immediately following Lady Gaga's highly anticipated halftime show.

The German author Bettina Muenster has finally made available her vampire story 'The Dark Heritage' for the international reading audience. After the success of the German book it was only a matter of time till the English translation was finally done. What the book is about: Emily Watson, an English woman living in New York, learns through a telephone call that her mother has passed away. She immediately returns home to Britain to organize the funeral and the sale of her parents' house. But her mother's last letter raises questions she finds impossible to answer. A dark family secret emerges which beckons to be looked into. It apparently is the cause why over the past years all other relatives have met their mysterious ends. In her quest to find the truth behind the family drama Emily comes across the vampire people. Her fate takes an unexpected turn when she meets Roy, their leader. He forces her to help them against an organisation set on entirely eliminating all vampires. What starts like blackmailing finally ends in a turmoil of emotions, and all of a sudden Emily faces the most difficult decision of her life ... Just take a look into the book on amazon.com.

On February 13, Tympanic Theatre Company will open WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett.

In February 2017, Tympanic Theatre Company will present WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett. Our production, directed by Aaron Mays, will feature an all-Latino cast - exploring the similarities between the elusive 'Godot' and the Latinx experience in the pursuit of the 'American Dream.'

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced the winners of the 22ND ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS live on A&E last night, December 11th.

A woman alone in a Samaritan helpline centre takes a call. A voice in the distance. A bomb warning. Or is it a cry for help?

The nominees for the 22nd annual CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS for television were announced today. HBO leads the pack with 22 nominations, followed by ABC and Netflix who were tied with 14 nominations each. FX's 'The People Vs. OJ Simpson' picked up 12 nominations.

With production underway in Prague on the upcoming 10-part anthology series GENIUS, National Geographic Channel today releases first-look photos of Geoffrey Rush (“The Kings Speech,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Shine”) and Johnny Flynn (“Clouds of Sils Maria,” “Song One,” “Lovesick”) in character as Albert Einstein.

Award-winning actor Rupert Everett will give a reading of Oscar Wilde's final work The Ballad of Reading Gaol from the former prison chapel on Sunday 4 December 2016, the closing day of Inside: Artists and Writers in Reading Prison. 

The only American finalist for the 2016 International Opera Award for Best Opera Company, Opera Philadelphia scored a fresh triumph this past week, when it launched the season with the world premiere of Breaking the Waves, a new company co-commission inspired by Lars von Trier's searing Oscar-nominated 1996 film, from the creative team of Missy Mazzoli, Royce Vavrek, and James Darrah. With three performances still to come (Sep 27 & 29; Oct 1), the critical response has already been unanimously euphoric; as the Philadelphia Inquirer notes, the season's opening week has succeeded in 'effectively demonstrat[ing] Opera Philadelphia's growing presence and ambitions.'

Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated actress Emily Watson ('Theory of Everything,' 'The Book Thief') is set to join National Geographic Channel's upcoming global anthology series GENIUS, from Fox 21 Television Studios

This September, Drama Studio London (DSL) celebrates its 50th anniversary, looking back at their successes over the years.

Tickets go on sale on Monday, August 1, for Opera Philadelphia's 2016-2017 Season, including two September productions: the World Premiere of Breaking the Waves, composer Missy Mazzoli's opera inspired by Lars von Trier's searing Oscar-nominated 1996 film; and Puccini's grand Turandot starring soprano Christine Goerke in the title role. Tickets are also available for a series of special fall events surrounding these productions, including lectures, recitals, film screenings, brunches, backstage tours, and social events. Opera fans can also choose their seats for two spring productions at the Academy of Music: Rossini's Tancredi (February 2017), featuring star mezzo Stephanie Blythe's highly anticipated first appearance in the title role; and a new production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (April–May 2017).