'THE ROYALS' GET THEIR KING IN
'300' IRISH STAR VINCENT REGAN!
We're having a TV day this Thursday at HOLLYWOOD SPY! First, the news on the cast of E!'s first scripted series THE ROYALS being rounded up: they have found the king! In the series which will follow a fictional royal family with Liz Hurley as the queen, Alexandra Park as her daughter the princess (with Tom Austen as her guard and love interest), William Moseley as the prince (who becomes the heir to the throne after his older brother dies in an accident, and thus suffers the new pressure on his private life) Vincent Regan will play the king! The blue-eyed Irish star is best known for playing one of the hunky Spartan generals of king Leonidas in famous 300 epic for which he undertook legendary fitness training in order to stunningly and miraculously reshape his body in only few months. He also starred in other fantasy epics such as CLASH OF THE TITANS, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, CAMELOT, EMPIRE, TROY etc. ABC'S NEW MUSICAL HISTORICAL
COMEDY SHOW 'GALAVANT'
And it seems that ABC is looking to further expand their fairy tale offer, so after ONCE UPON A TIME and ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND they have ordered musical comedy fantasy show GALAVANT. Wwith Oscar winning composer Alan Menken set to write the music, the new comedy fairytale will revolve around handsome Prince Galavant and his quest for revenge over the King who stole his one true love.
SHIRI APPLEBY & JOSH KELLY ARE 'UNREAL'
Over at Lifetime, a new drama is in preparation: starring Shiri Appleby and Josh Kelly, UNREAL will go behind the scenes of a hit competition dating show to follow the experiences of Rachel (Appleby), a young staffer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with (and among) the contestants to heighten the drama. Josh Kelly will play a cameraman on the dating show who is also Rachel’s ex-boyfriend.
And it seems that ABC is looking to further expand their fairy tale offer, so after ONCE UPON A TIME and ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND they have ordered musical comedy fantasy show GALAVANT. Wwith Oscar winning composer Alan Menken set to write the music, the new comedy fairytale will revolve around handsome Prince Galavant and his quest for revenge over the King who stole his one true love.
SHIRI APPLEBY & JOSH KELLY ARE 'UNREAL'
Over at Lifetime, a new drama is in preparation: starring Shiri Appleby and Josh Kelly, UNREAL will go behind the scenes of a hit competition dating show to follow the experiences of Rachel (Appleby), a young staffer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with (and among) the contestants to heighten the drama. Josh Kelly will play a cameraman on the dating show who is also Rachel’s ex-boyfriend.
'KLONDIKE' HISTORICAL SERIES
FIRST PICTURES WITH RICHARD MADDEN
Discovery Channel has revealed the first pictures from their first scripted series KLONDIKE. Based on Charlotte Gray's book 'Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike' and starring GAME OF THRONES and CINDERELLA star Richard Madden, the tale brings to life the story of six strangers and their collective fight for survival and wealth in a small, frontier town in the remote KLONDIKE. The story follows the lives of two childhood best friends, Bill and Epstein, in the late 1890s as they flock to the gold rush capital in the untamed Yukon Territory. This man-versus-nature tale places our heroes in a land full of undiscovered wealth, but ravaged by harsh conditions, unpredictable weather and desperate, dangerous characters including greedy businessmen, seductive courtesans and native tribes witnessing the destruction of their people and land by opportunistic entrepreneurs.
KLONDIKE CAST
The Ridley Scott produced series also has Sam Shepard, Abbie Cornish, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson, Marton Csokas, Ian Hart in the cast.
The Ridley Scott produced series also has Sam Shepard, Abbie Cornish, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson, Marton Csokas, Ian Hart in the cast.