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WHAT’S NEW ON HBO MAX “Rain Dogs” - Season 1
New writer Cash Carraway bounds into the TV world with the new BBC/ HBO co-production “Rain Dogs,” which makes its premiere Monday, March 6, on HBO Max (and on HBO’S premium cable network).the eight-episode series is an unconventional love story between a working-class single mom (Daisy May Cooper, “This Country”), her 10-year-old daughter (new talent Fleur Tashjiian) and a privileged gay man (Jack Farthing, “Poldark”).a tale of a mother’s love and deep-rooted friendships, the series follows this dysfunctional family and their friends as they try to go straight in a crooked world. Directed by Richard Laxton (“Him & Her”) and Jennifer Perrott (“The Midwich Cuckoos”), “Rain Dogs” also stars Ronke Adekoluejo (“Christopher Robin,” 201,Adrian Edmondson (“A Spy Among Friends”), Stephen Wright (“I May Destroy You”), Emily Fairn (“The Responder”), Joshua Parris (“A Confession”), Reid Anderson (“The War of the Worlds”), Deana Taheri (“Piss Party”), Tobias Jowett (“On a Roll,” 2020), James Ashton (“Da Vinci’s Demons”) and Daniel Phung (“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,” 2021). Cash, “Killing Eve’s” Sally Woodward Gentle and Lee Morris, Jo Mcclellan (“The Tunnel”) are executive producers.
WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX “Luther: The Fallen Sun” (2023)
Idris Elba (“Beasts of No Nation,” 2015) returns to his role as a brilliant but disgraced detective in the new crime drama “Luther:the Fallen Sun,” which premieres Friday, March 10, on Netflix. A continuation of the award-winning British television series “Luther,” this film reimagining of the story picks up with Det. John Luther (Elba) sitting behind bars as a serial killer (Andy Serkis, “Black Panther,” 2018) blazes a gruesome, terrifying
trail through London. Haunted by his failure to catch the psychopath who is now taunting him, Luther breaks out of prison to finish the job once and for all — and by any means necessary. Written by Neil Cross (“The Mosquito Coast”), the creator of the original BBC series, “The Fallen Sun” is directed by Jamie Payne (“Outlander”). Series regular Dermot Crowley (“The Death of Stalin,” 2017) returns for the film, alongside Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet,” 2019),Thomas Coombes (“Save Me”), Hattie Morahan (“Beauty and the Beast,” 2017), Jess Liaudin (“Irma Vep”), Henry Hereford (“Crossbones”), Lauryn Ajufo (“Boiling Point,” 2021),Vincent Regan (“300,” 2006), Dan Li (“Andor”), Edward Hogg (“Pennyworth”), Einar Kuusk (“The Capture”),tom Mccall (“Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,” 2018), Carl Spencer (“Rocketman,” 2019) and Natasha Patel (“The Witcher: Blood Origin”).