Slow Horses (Season Two – Now Available)
Apple’s spy series “Slow Horses” has been renewed for two more installments, which will be adapted from the next two novels in Mick Herron’s “Slough House” series, winner of the Writers Association’s Golden Dagger Award. of Crime. Starring Gary Oldman, the second season of “Slow Horses,” directed by Jeremy Lovering, discovers long-buried Cold War secrets emerge that threaten to bring carnage to the streets of London. “Slow Horses” is a darkly humorous spy drama that follows a dysfunctional team of British intelligence agents who work in a hapless department of MI5 affectionately known as Slough House.
emancipation (December 9)
“Emancipation” tells the triumphant story of Peter (Smith), a man who escapes slavery relying on his wits, unwavering faith, and deep love for his family to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana in his quest. of freedom. The film is inspired by the 1863 photos of “Whipped Peter,” taken during a Union Army medical examination, which first appeared in Harper’s Weekly. An image, known as “The Whipped Back.” , which shows Peter’s bare back mutilated by the lashes of his slavers, ultimately contributed to increasing public opposition to slavery.
Little America (December 9 – Second season)
“Little America,” created by Lee Eisenberg and Siân Heder, is based on true stories appearing in Vox Media’s Epic magazine and aims to share and celebrate the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring and amazing stories of immigrants from around the world. world living in the United States The highly anticipated second season of “Little America” will feature performances by Phylicia Rashad, Alan S. Kim, Ki Hong Lee, and more.
Servant (December 9 – Last season)
“Servant” will premiere the first episode of its 10-episode fourth season, followed by a new weekly episode, every Friday through March 17, 2023, on Apple TV+. This new installment brings the conclusion to the Turners’ story and It will be an epic, emotional denouement. Leanne’s war with the Church of Lesser Saints escalates and threatens Spruce Street, the city of Philadelphia and beyond.As the Turner family home continues to crumble, the questions finally they will be answered: who is Leanne Grayson and who is the child in her home?
Sharper (January 17)
“Sharper” takes place within the secrets of New York City, from the penthouses of Fifth Avenue to the shadowy corners of Queens. Motivations are suspect and expectations are turned upside down when nothing is as it seems. “Sharper” is directed by Benjamin Caron and features a star-studded cast headlined by Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith, newcomer Briana Middleton and John Lithgow. The film is produced by Picturestart’s Jessica Switch and Erik Feig along with Julianne Moore, Bart Freundlich, Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, and written by Gatewood and Tanaka. Julia Hammer and Amy Herman serve as executive producers.
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Shame Gary Oldman is mulling retirement even though there are ever more Slow Horses they remain a must see and a must read. Although Mick Herron’s Bad Actors meanders a bit, it is still almost as compelling a read as Slow Horses. Mind you, that’s not surprising: on Amazon, Mick Herron is described as “The John Le Carré of our generation” and it’s all to do with bad actors and slow horses. Who would have thought le Carré might be associated with “any generation”! In terms of acclaimed spy novels, Herron’s Slough House series has definitely made him Top Of The Pops in terms of anti-Bond writers. For Len Deighton devotees that ends a long and victorious reign at number one.
Raw noir espionage of the Slough House quality is rare, whether or not with occasional splashes of sardonic hilarity. Gary Oldman’s performance in Slow Horses has given the Slough House series the leg up the charts it deserved. Will Jackson Lamb become the next Bond? It would be a rich paradox if he became an established anti-Bond brand ambassador. Maybe Lamb should change his name to Happy Jack or Pinball Wizard or even Harry Jack. After all, Harry worked for Palmer as might Edward Burlington for Bill Fairclough (real life MI6 codename JJ) in another noir but factual spy series, The Burlington Files.
Of course, espionage aficionados should know that both The Slough House and Burlington Files series were rejected by risk averse publishers who didn’t think espionage existed unless it was fictional and created by Ian Fleming or David Cornwell. However, they probably didn’t know that Fairclough once drummed with Keith Moon in their generation in the seventies. Both books are a must read for espionage illuminati.
Do look up the authors or books mentioned on Amazon, Google The Burlington Files or visit https://theburlingtonfiles.org and read Beyond Enkription.