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‘The Walking Dead: Dead City' Boss Breaks Down That Maggie-Negan Game-Changing Choice in Season 2 Finale
[This story contains spoilers from season two finale.] Almost a decade ago, The Walking Dead took a baseball bat to its sprawling ensemble and changed the course of the show forever. Hard as it is to believe, Steven Yeun's Glenn was smashed out of the story all the way back in 2016. Nearly 10 years on, Lauren Cohan's Maggie has yet to satisfy vengeance against Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the man who giddily beat her husband to death. At long last, Maggie finally had Negan dead to rights in the season two finale of The Walking Dead: Dead City, the spinoff show starring these two blood-crossed rivals — and just as she got up at bat, she decided to walk away from the plate. More from The Hollywood Reporter Norman Reedus to Lead Canneseries Jury Jon Bernthal to Return in 'Punisher' Special for Marvel and Disney+ 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon' Season 3 First-Look Previews Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride's Long Journey Home Sunday night's Dead City finale, titled 'If History Were a Conflagration,' sees Negan deciding to go full heel in order to defeat Bruegel (Kim Coates), the franchise's newest psychopath, in a battle for supremacy over the post-apocalyptic New York City. Both men are vying for control over a game-changing supply of methane produced by walkers that could power the city back online. Maggie, meanwhile, is tasked by the Dama (Lisa Emery) with finding and assassinating Negan so she can finally move on from her decades-long grudge. With her son Hershel (Logan Kim) spurring her on, Maggie takes on the assignment, and even makes it as far as stabbing Negan in the back — only to suffer a crisis of conscience, realizing killing the man won't bring Glenn back, and finally accepting that the only way to move forward is to truly let go and find peace with Negan. If anyone thought Maggie would actually go through with killing Negan then good, showrunner Eli Jorné and team did their job. But killing the character off was never truly on the table — according to executive producer Scott M. Gimple, who oversees the Walking Dead franchise in its many iterations. 'We wanted you on the edge of your seat,' he tells The Hollywood Reporter. But ultimately, he says, this Walking Dead spinoff series is 'as much about Negan as it is about Maggie.' According to Gimple, the story choice boils down to wanting to find a new iteration of Negan and Maggie who can finally set aside their past and move forward toward a future where New York actually stands a chance of returning to civilization. 'For these two characters, if keeping Negan alive is holding on, is killing him actually letting go? I like how this goes right up to the edge of that choice, almost like it's A Christmas Carol, where she's all-but killed him, and has found that it's not fulfilling the journey she's been on for herself — the journey of who she was and who she's becoming. 'This has been a very long story,' he adds. 'It's been years and years that we've seen Maggie and Negan in this cycle. Maggie has been completely and totally justified in her hate and anger and trauma, but for the audience, we've been watching her live with that for so long. It's been eight years [of real time], and I want to see Maggie surmount this thing and evolve from it.' While a third season of Dead City has not yet been announced, Gimple ensures that any future stories told about Negan and Maggie won't be overly friendly now that the two have buried the hatchet. 'They're not going to be skipping and holding hands,' he says, 'but hate is corrosive to the person hating, and I think that's what this season portrayed. It's not necessarily sunshine and rainbows, but I do think this is a happy ending.' Maggie ends the season finding resolution with Negan. But her son? Not as much. Hershel is deeply disappointed in his mother's choice, and decides to stick with the Dama, the deadly woman who continues to corrupt the late Glenn's teenage son. Here, Maggie makes another choice, deciding to let Hershel follow his own path for the time being. 'It's funny to think about it this way, but this situation boils down to being a very difficult parenting decision,' says Gimple. 'It's kind of like letting your kid go off and follow a jam band. 'I don't approve of this, but it's your choice.' It's an enormous amount of faith Maggie's putting in Hershel at the end here. If she had killed Negan, maybe she'd get to have a relationship with her son right now. But if she had killed Negan, would she still be herself? And if not, what does that relationship with her son look like? It's complicated stuff.' How will Maggie and Negan, and even Maggie and Hershel, navigate the new turns in their relationships? Again, Gimple won't confirm a third season of Dead City just yet, but he does think about what the future holds for these characters. 'Where do they go from here? What do these choices mean, and what kinds of stories help us harness that relationship, that challenge, that showcase their new dynamics?' he asks. 'The last two seasons featured a dynamic that's now concluded [with Maggie and Negan settling their score]. Now, it's time to show you something different.' *** Walking Dead: Dead City season two is now available via AMC and AMC Plus. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Yahoo
21-05-2025
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‘Bad Sisters' Execs Ready New European Series ‘Dead End' For An English-Language Remake
EXCLUSIVE: A trio of key creative forces on Apple TV+'s Bad Sisters say their Flemish comedy-drama Dead End is primed for an English-language remake. Malin-Sarah Gozin, who created the Belgian series on which Bad Sisters was made and co-created the Apple show, is attending Canneseries with fellow producers Brett Baer and Dave Finkel with quirky drama Dead End, which is playing in competition. Gozin has directed Dead End with Hans Vercauter. More from Deadline 'Bridgerton' Star Nicola Coughlan Trashes UK Supreme Court Ruling On Definition Of A Woman 'S Line' Director Jooyoung Ahn On The Canneseries Drama, Pushing Society's Boundaries & The Future Of Korean TV 'Pachinko' Creator Soo Hugh Says "Studios Have To Figure Out What A Library Is" The show is a six-part drama out of Belgium starring Peter Van den Begin and Elise Schaap about a man with a peculiar eating disorder that makes him a potentially tasty aid to police – he can see the final moments of whatever he puts in his mouth. Federation Studios recently picked up international sales rights to the finished tape, but Gozin, Baer and Finkel are eyeing an English-language remake, akin to Bad Sisters. 'Whether it's an American version or an English-language version, that has been the game plan all along,' said Baer, who along with production and writing partner Finkel is known for work on shows such as New Girl and United States of Tara. 'Bad Sisters was an eight-year process for us – and even longer for Malin – to get it into production, so how do we shorten that process, especially with the industry as it is right now? Recognising that Dead End is unique and extraordinary, Malin does an incredible job with the Flemish version, then we have this piece of IP to be able to say 'Trust us, it works.' This is hopefully the shortcut for us to take it to other audiences.' Gozin, who is among Europe's top creative screenwriters, was itching to team with Baer and Finkel after their experience on Bad Sisters, she revealed. 'On Bad Sisters, we vibed so well. I could immediately feel like we share the fascination for the genre blend and how to use dark comedy as a grammar to talk about something real. At the same time, not being afraid of digging deeper.' She noted that it is one thing to sell a foreign-language scripted title to an American or other English-language buyer, but that the chemistry with the local producer had to click for success. 'You can sell the format, but then you have to look for the creatives who really understand the heart of the show,' she said. 'Often you don't have a say in it, so it's Russian roulette. When I met these guys, it was like 'finally.' They fell in love for the right reasons.' Finkel added: 'What we fell in love with originally many years ago when we saw Clan – and then when we first met Malin and when we worked on Bad Sisters – was the synergy of what she has been trying to do by creating these universes and giving the audience something that is gripping, bizarre, unique, dramatic, gruesome and surprising. When she pitches an idea like that, you immediately can see seasons of expanse going deeper and deeper into the characters.' The series – which is for Play Media and Streamz in Belgium and comes from Lompvis and Caviar – stars Tabula Rasa's Peter van den Begin as the unfortunate Ed, who wants to put his unusual gift to good use but struggles with the life it has given him. The producers and stars were in Cannes over the weekend with the show, which is competing against the likes of Belgian-German co-pro How to Kill Your Sister, Korean drama S Line and Norway's Nepobaby among others. 'In general, I like these unique universes where you start from a crazy concept and then try to dig into it and look for something relatable,' said Gozin. 'The crazy idea came from when I had food poisoning from a rotten strawberry, and I started thinking about the concept.' 'Bad Sisters' Season 3 Update Gozin noted that a third season of Apple TV+ comedy-drama Bad Sisters remains on the boil. She told Deadline that 'nothing has been confirmed yet' in regards to a third run of the Apple show, which stars Sharon Horgan, Eve Hewson and Anne-Marie Duff among others. Baer added: 'Sharon, who has more direct involvement with Apple UK, has been a little coy about it in interviews recently. She has a new show that she's just started working on, so I'm not sure.'Best of Deadline Everything We Know About The 'Reminders of Him' Movie So Far Everything We Know About 'The Phoenician Scheme' So Far Everything We Know About 'Another Simple Favor' So Far
Yahoo
21-05-2025
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Miriam Margolyes & Stephen Fry Set For UK Short; Nordisk Film Production Hire; Federation Lands Latest Series From ‘Bad Sisters' Co-Creator
Miriam Margolyes & Stephen Fry Set For LGBTQ+ Short EXCLUSIVE: Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter franchise) will lead upcoming British short film A Friend of Dorothy, with Stephen Fry (Wilde), Alistair Nwachukwu and Oscar Lloyd (Stranger Things: The First Shadow) also starring. The film, which shot at The Charterhouse in London and a private home in Kensington & Chelsea, follows the titular Dorothy (Margolyes), an elderly woman living alone who unexpectedly strikes up a friendship with young neighbor JJ (Nwachukwu) when his football lands in her garden. It explores themes of loneliness in old age, intergenerational friendship and LGBTQ+ issues. Pic is the writing and directorial debut of actor Lee Knight, who also serves as executive producer. He is best known for appearing opposite to Ian McKellen in Prime Video's Hamlet and for roles in two Harry Potter films. His Filthy Gorgeous Productions is making the short, in association with A Marlow's Production, Double Dice Films and Namesake Films. James Dean, Scottie Fotré and Max Marlow are producing. Vanessa Whyte is leading cinematography, Amanda Bernstein on production design and Francisco Rodriguez-Weil on costume design. Exec producers are Harry Burnett Rae, Charles Gordon, Nicky Hale, Soumia Majumdar, Nichola Martin, Elliott Linger and Ingrid Tarrant. More from Deadline 'How To Kill Your Sister': Director Of Canneseries Competition Entry Talks Timelessness, Roadtrips & The "Absurdity" Of Belgian Content Simon Pegg Film 'Angels In The Asylum' Halts Shoot Indefinitely After Funding "Crisis" Leaves Crew, Producers & Suppliers Out Of Pocket Federation Studios Strikes Deal With Taiwan's Content Agency Nordisk Film Production Expands Swedish Team Nordisk Film Production has hired film and TV producer Emma Nyberg for its team in Sweden. Nyberg is known for producing the likes of 2017 Swedish blockbuster Sunny Side and Emmy-nominated series Riding in Darkness. She is currently in post-production on Netflix series Diary of a Ditched Girl, which is based on Amanda Romare's novels and was part of a large Nordic slate unveiled a year ago. Nordisk is framing her hire as in line with its strategy further increase its status as a major producer in Sweden. With her hiring and the recent addition of Lejla Bešić, Nordisk now employs 23 producers in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. 'A dream came true when Emma finally decided to join us at Nordisk Film Production,' said Johanna Bergenstråhle and Marike Muselaers, co-managing directors of Nordisk Film Production Sweden in a statement. 'Her talent for finding the right projects, her experience, her network of top Swedish writers and her great personality will be a great contribution to our Swedish office.' Nordisk's slate includes the upcoming Brace Your Heart, Bamse and the Secret of the Sea and The Girl with the Needle. Federation Grabs Sales On Malin-Sarah Gozin Dramedy France's Federation Studios is heading into Canneseries with international sales rights to Dead End, the dark comedy-thriller from Malin-Sarah Gozin. The six-part series is in competition at the Cannes event, and will screen on Monday, April 28 at 3 p.m. local time. We previously reported that Caviar was selling the show, but Federation has confirmed it now has worldwide rights. Gozin – known as the creator of the Belgian series that Bad Sisters was based on, and as an exec producer on the Apple TV+ – will attend the fest as creator, screenwriter and director, alongside fellow director Hans Vercauter and actors Peter Van den Begin, Elise Schaap, Emilie De Roo, Marjan De Schutter and Ward Kerremans. The series follows Van den Begin as Ed Bex, a man who has the peculiar ability to see flashes of the past when he tastes something. He runs an unconventional one-man business, which gives grieving families a reconstruction of their loved ones final moments by sucking on their toothbrush or tasting their lipstick. When police come across a corpse in an airtight bag, they turn to Ed for help and request he tries out his gift on human flesh. Per the synopsis, 'As Ed 'sinks his teeth' into the case, he finds himself caught in a whirlwind of bizarre events, family trouble and mid-life struggles.' Series launched earlier this year on Play Media and Streamz in Belgium. Gozin, Brett Baer, Dave Finkel, Bert Hamelinck and Dimitri Verbeeck are the exec producers. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Netflix's 'The Thursday Murder Club' So Far TV Show Book Adaptations Arriving In 2025 So Far Which Colleen Hoover Books Are Becoming Movies? 'Verity,' 'Reminders Of Him' & 'Regretting You' Will Join 'It Ends With Us'
Korea Herald
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Busan Content Market to take place late May
The business marketplace to feature consumer-oriented programming, including pink carpet event The Busan Content Market, one of Korea's largest marketplaces for content licensing and distribution, is set to take place from May 28-30 at Bexco, Busan. Under the theme 'Global Content Hub Busan,' this year's event is expected to attract over 700 companies representing more than 50 countries. Key highlights of the market include BCM Funding, a business-matching platform aimed at fostering partnerships between content creators and investors. BCM Conference, which will feature in-depth discussions on emerging trends and the future of K-dramas, webtoons, artificial intelligence-driven content and more, will also take place. Among the speakers for the conference are the writer and director of Netflix's original series "The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call" and the writer behind the popular webtoon "Dr. Frost." Jaedam Media's CEO will also join a panel to provide insights into the evolving content landscape. The event also features BCM Academy, an educational initiative aimed at nurturing the next generation of talent in broadcasting and video content. The program will offer students specialized lectures and insights regarding the content market dynamics from industry professionals. Expanding beyond its traditional industry focus, this year's Busan Content Market will further introduce consumer-oriented programming. A pink-carpet event will welcome a star-studded lineup of domestic and international talent. Notable attendees include actor Lee Soo-hyuk and director Ahn Joo-young of the drama "S-Line," an award winner of the 2025 Cannes International Series Festival, usually called the Canneseries. Also appearing will be "Nepobaby" producer Ida Handlykken Kvernstrom and Malin-Sarah Gozin, director of Apple TV+'s global hit "Bad Sisters." The market will also host a screening session, titled 'Canneseries X Busan," featuring nine series recognized by Canneseries. The premiere showcase will offer global investors and content stakeholders an exclusive first look ahead of the content's official commercial distribution.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
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Norway Dominates Canneseries Awards With Wins For ‘A Better Man' & ‘Nepobaby'
Norway has walked away from Canneseries as the big winner this year. Two series from the Scandinavian country, A Better Man and Nepobaby, each bagged multiple trophies at the Canneseries Awards yesterday, while The Agent: The Life and Lies of My Father won Best Docuseries. More from Deadline Norwegian Canneseries Contender 'Rebound' Back For Second Season 'Bad Sisters' Execs Ready New European Series 'Dead End' For An English-Language Remake 'Bridgerton' Star Nicola Coughlan Trashes UK Supreme Court Ruling On Definition Of A Woman A Better Man took home the Best Series, the High School Award and Best Performance, with the latter award going to lead Anders Baasmo, who is known for roles in shows such as NRK miniseries An Immortal Man, Swedish film Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End and Norway's Kon-Tiki from 2012. A Better Man follows Baasmo as Tom, a toxic male who blames feminism for everything, but is forced to hide in women's clothing when his online trolling leads to hackers exposing his identity and most embarrassing secrets. It comes from Norwegian producer Maipo Film in association with Lithuania's Artbox, and is for NRK in Norway and ZDF Neo in Germany, with Beta Film handling international sales. In the Best Series category, it beat Nepobaby, Malin-Sarah Gozin's Dead End and Jonnydepony crime caper The Big Fuck Up from Belgium, German-Belgian series How to Kill Your Sister, Finnish show L/Over, Jean Charles Hue's Malditos from France, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson-starrer Reykjavik Fusion and Korean psychological crime drama S Line. Nepobaby, meanwhile, is for TV2 in Norway and produced Eldorado Content Club, with France's Oble and Nordisk Film Distribution on sales. It's from Siri Seljeseth and Pørni creator Henriette Steestrup, who stars alongside Vivild Falk Berg, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Henriette Steenstrup, Kristin Grue, Helle Eia and Deniz Kaya It follows a woman, Emma (Berg), over one day as she discovers she is the heiress to one of Norway's oldest and wealthiest shipping dynasties, and finds her new siblings are not pleased with her existence when her estranged father passes away. The Agent: The Life and Lies of My Father is an NRK doc series about a man piecing together the life of his father, who may have been an undercover agent for the CIA. It took home the Best Docuseries award. S Line won Best Music, while Oh, Otto!, a Belgian series set in the Brussels queer community won the Best Short Form and Student awards. French actress Marie Colomb won the Rising Star Award, Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan took home the Commitment Award and Eric Rochant and the cast of his crime drama Le Bureau des Légendes bagged the icon award. Best of Deadline 'Ginny & Georgia' Season 3: Everything We Know So Far Everything We Know About The 'Reminders of Him' Movie So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
