After the runaway success of Big Little Lies, it makes perfect sense that Nicole Kidman should bring the latest novel from Liane Moriarty to the small screen. The actress will produce and star in Nine Perfect Strangers, which follows a group of guests attempting to catch a breather at a dubious 10-day wellness retreat overseen by the elusive Masha (Kidman). Stranded in the middle of nowhere, checking out is not an option. The eight-part show marks Kidman’s latest collaboration with BLL and The Undoing scribe David E. Kelley; it’s set to debut on Hulu later this year, with details of a UK broadcaster hopefully following soon.
Normal People star Paul Mescal opens up on hopes for 2021 as he gets to work in Australia
Mescal is working in Australia until spring on an unnamed project after wrapping a new film The Lost Daughter in September (Image: BBC/Element Pictures/Hulu)
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By Lizo Mzimba
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image captionSex Education s third season will air on Netflix, while Kelly Macdonald joins Line of Duty
Like so many aspects of everyday life, the coronavirus outbreak has had a significant and continuing impact on TV production during 2020.
New safety protocols mean that high-end drama in particular can t be produced at the same rate as before.
It s created an element of uncertainty over what will reach our TV screens in 2021, but that doesn t mean that the next 12 months won t see some popular and potentially superb programmes.
(Transmission dates are given where known.)
Doctor Who (BBC One)
Silver Screen CollectionGetty Images Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas takes on a whole new meaning in 2020. Millions are decorating their trees and hanging stockings for one, reckoning with how to spend the season in ways that won’t leave our hearts feeling two sizes too small. If you can’t be near family this year, you
can recreate the experience through the pop culture you’re consuming.
Time that would’ve been spent packed in an airport, then your childhood bedroom, and before a dinner table inquisition about why you don’t come home more often is now all yours. Brush up against the friendly fire of fighting about politics from the safety of a podcast in your headphones. In lieu of defending your Hinge profile to an aunt who knows one (1) single guy your age, read a Sally Rooney novel. Or maybe, just indulge in some entertainment as far removed from traditional festivities as possible.
Normal People star Paul Mescal gives important update on season 2
Normal People might be back for a second run
Normal People, the BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney’s best-selling novel of the same name, swept the nation earlier this year.
The Irish love story was praised for being true to life and for how it handles the intimate yet strained relationship between lead characters Connell and Marianne, played by Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
And Paul has now talked about the possibility of Normal People returning. He has also revealed that some of the crew had already briefly considered just what the second season might look like.