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Settobroadcastintwoone-hourfilms,thisfamilytreatisinspiredbytheclassicbooksofBarbaraEuphanToddandispeggedtobetheTVeventoftheseason.MackenzieCrookhastakenScatterbrookfarmandtheinfamouscharactersofthiswell-lovedtaleandinjectedthemwithatenderandauthenticcharm.Thisistheperfectfamilyadventure,packedwithafun,mischievousspiritanddeliveredwithanenvironmentalmessage.MackenzieCrook,(PiratesOfTheCaribbean,Detectorists)whohaswritten,directedandstarsasWorzelGummidge,hasgatheredahostofbothaccomplishedandbrilliantactorswhoaresettoappearinthiseagerlyanticipatedadaptation.PlayingTheGreenMan,creatorofthescarecrows,whoarrivestoScatterbrookinepisodetwo,iscomedylegendSirMichaelPalin.Hesays:“It’salovelypartforme,butthewholescriptisverymemorableandtouching,andveryfunnytoo.Itquiteskillfullyweavesinsomethingforeverybodyallthetime.”ZoëWanamaker(MyFamily,HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone)willplaytheeccentriclocalaristocrat,LadyBloomsburyBartoninepisodetwo.Shesays:“Thewholethingissocharmingandinventive.It’sthesortofthingI’dwatch.I’msureitwillbeahugesuccess.Iknowitwill-it’sdivine.”VickiPepperdine(GettingOn,TheWindsors)takesontheroleoftheformidableAuntSallyinepisodeone.Shesays:“There’ssomethingforeverybody.It’sgotthishearttoit,andyou’dbehardpushedasanadultnottoengagewithit.”StevePemberton(LeagueOfGentleman,Benidorm)willplayMrBraithwaite,thefarmer.Hesays:“Thisisthekindofshowthewholefamilycanenjoytogether.Ithasalotofhumour,alotofvisualhumourtoo,andIthinkkidswillenjoywatchingthechildrenbeingcentraltothestory.”RosieCavaliero(GentlemanJack,CleaningUp)willplayMrsBraithwaite,sheadded:“It’sastoryabouttheimagination,andchildrenescapingintothisdifferentworld.Mackenzie’sversionistotallycontemporary.”OnestowatchIndiaBrown(HettyFeather)andThierryWickens(makinghisTVdebut)willplaySusanandJohn,twocitychildrenspendingtheirsummeratScatterbrookfarmwhoquicklybefriendWorzelandbeginasummerofadventures.Thefirstepisode,TheScarecrowOfScatterbrook,seestwoyoungstrangersarriveinthevillageofScatterbrook.It’snotlongbeforeSusanandJohnencounterWorzelGummidge,theScarecrowofTenAcreField.TheirworldissentspinningintoconfusionwhentheyrealiseGummidgecomestolife.TheonlypersonmoreshockedisWorzel,whenhediscoversthatthechildrenarenotinfactfellowscarecrowsbuthumans.Theirworldsshouldnevercommunebutfatehasconspiredtocreateanextraordinaryunion.Theseasonshavestoppedandtheharvesthasn’tarrived.Therhythmofthenaturalworldisoutofkilterandthisunlikelytriomusttrytoputitright.Magic,mysteryandmayhemunfurl.Thesecondepisode,TheGreenMan,welcomesanothermysteriousarrivaltoScatterbrook.TheGreenManisthecreatorofscarecrowsandkeeperofscarecrowlore.Heisn’tatallhappythatWorzelisconsortingwithhumans.Elsewhere,localaristocratLadyBloomsburyBartonisholdingafete,withaScarecrowcompetitionthatWorzelisdeterminedtowin.WhatwillTheGreenManandWorzel’smostcompetitiverival,SoggyBogartmakeofitall?WorzelGummidgeiswrittenanddirectedbyMackenzieCrookandisaLeopardPictures,TreasureTroveProductionsandLolaEntertainmentproductionforBBCOne.ItisExecutiveProducedbyKristianSmithforLeopardPictures,LisaThomasforLolaEntertainment,MackenzieCrookforTreasureTroveProductions,withrightsholdersPatrickD.PidgeonandEricS.RollmanexecutiveproducersforPidgeonEntertainment,Inc.ItisproducedbyGeorgieFallonandAlexMoodyistheCommissioningEditorfortheBBC.Furthercasting:FrancescaMills-EarthyMangoldTimPlester-ClartyColinMichaelCarmichael-SoggyBogartAndrewJamesSpooner-FlatAlistairPhilHulford-HannahHarrowTomMeeten-HMSOdneyChristopher-RobertBarlow-RagBagKiranShah-ChopperandRootBoundCharlieMayhew-RustleSprouterLucyMontgomery-JackiePuddingGusBrown-OswaldPollypopMalikIbheis-TrikeBenLangley-DriverMariamHaque-Receptionist

Afterstrangecreaturesarrive,ahusbandwaitingforthereturnofhiswifemusttakeontheroleofafatherfiguretohisyoungdaughter.

Discoverthemagicthatconnectsus.Disney’sLaunchpaddebutswithsixoriginalshortfilmsfromuniqueperspectivesMay28onDisney+.Theshortfilmsandfilmmakersinthisfirstseasonoftheseriesare:“AMERICANEID,”WrittenandDirectedbyAqsaAltaf.ProducersareLeslieOwenandSteakHouse;ExecutiveProducersareJulieAnnCrommett,MahinIbrahim,AlyssaNavarro,ChrisCaraballo,JasonAlvidrez,AdamNusinow,MaryColeman,NicoleGrindleandVanessaMorrison.Ameena,aMuslimPakistaniimmigrant,wakesuponEidtofindoutthatshehastogotoschool.Homesickandheartbroken,shegoesonamissiontomakeEidapublic-schoolholiday,andintheprocess,reconnectswithheroldersister,andembraceshernewhome,whilehernewhomeembracesher.“DINNERISSERVED,”DirectedbyHaoZheng,WrittenbyG.Wilson&HaoZheng.ProducersareShincyLuandSteakHouse;ExecutiveProducersareJulieAnnCrommett,MahinIbrahim,AlyssaNavarro,ChrisCaraballo,JasonAlvidrez,AdamNusinow,JessicaVirtueandRachelYeung.AChinesestudentataneliteU.S.boardingschoolrealizesexcellenceisnotenoughwhenhetriesoutforaleadershippositionnointernationalstudenthaseverappliedfor.“GROWINGFANGS,”WrittenandDirectedbyAnnMariePace.ProducersareGenevieveFaye,MelodySandovalandSteakHouse;ExecutiveProducersareJulieAnnCrommett,MahinIbrahim,AlyssaNavarro,ChrisCaraballo,JasonAlvidrez,AdamNusinow,OsnatShurerandHalimaHudson.ValGarcia,aMexican-Americanteenwhoishalfhuman/halfvampire,hashadtokeepheridentityasecretfrombothworlds.Butwhenherhumanbestfriendshowsupathermonster-infestedschool,shehastoconfronthertruth,heridentity,andherself.“THELASTOFTHECHUPACABRAS,”WrittenandDirectedbyJessicaMendezSiqueiros.ProducersareNicoleCrespoandSteakHouse;ExecutiveProducersareJulieAnnCrommett,MahinIbrahim,AlyssaNavarro,ChrisCaraballo,JasonAlvidrezandAdamNusinow.Inaworldwhereculturehasnearlyceasedtoexist,oneloneMexican-Americanstrugglingtocarryonhertraditionsunknowinglysummonsadarkandancientcreaturetoprotecther.“LET’SBETIGERS,”WrittenandDirectedbyStefanieAbelHorowitz.ProducersareSydneyFleischmannandSteakHouse;ExecutiveProducersareJulieAnnCrommett,MahinIbrahim,AlyssaNavarro,ChrisCaraballo,JasonAlvidrez,AdamNusinowandGrantCurtis.Avalon’snotreadytoprocessthelossofhermother,butwhenshe’sputinchargeofa4-year-oldforonenight,shefindsmorecomfortthansheevercouldhaveexpected.“THELITTLEPRINCE(SS),”WrittenandDirectedbyMoxiePeng.ProducersareCarverDiserensandSteakHouse;ExecutiveProducersareJulieAnnCrommett,MahinIbrahim,AlyssaNavarro,ChrisCaraballo,JasonAlvidrez,AdamNusinow,SarahShepardandKarenChau.WhenGabriel,a7-year-oldChinesekidwholovesballet,becomesfriendswithRob,anotherChinesekidfromschool,Rob’sdadgetssuspiciousaboutGabriel’sfemininebehavioranddecidestointervene.

PlotSummaryforSoldaatvanOranje(1977)ThisfilmdepictsWorldWarIIthroughtheeyesofseveralDutchmen.Itcoversthebeginningofthewar,theNazioccupationandtheliberation.Ithasresistancefighters,Nazicollaborators,torturebytheGestapoandnekkidboobs.ThefilmmanagestobebothentertainmentandaveryseriousandpatrioticportrayaloftheroleofHollandinWWII.SummarywrittenbyMarkLogan?

Zachisaserialwomanizerandaconman,whoonedayfallsforagirlnamedLiLing.Shemakesthebestporkribsoup(thefilmstitleisCantonesefornicesoup).However,soupisnotenoughtokeepZachfaithful.HesoonfallsforLiLingsyoungersister,LiEr,anattractiveandgorgeousyounglady.TheystartanaffairbehindLiLingsback.ThingsarenotassimpleastheyseemwhenLiErtriestoconvinceZachtomurderheroldersister.

Setonthecuspofthe19thcenturyinDelhibeforetheBritishruledinthatregion,thedramadepictsthefortunesoftheresidentsofBeechamHouse,animposingmansionsurroundedbyacresofexoticwoodsandpristinelawns.TomBateman(VanityFair,JekyllandHyde)takestheroleofenigmatic,soulfulJohnBeecham,ahandsomeformersoldierwhohaspurchasedthemagnifice...

AstheinnocentCélène(PaolaLocatelli)fallsinlovewithpopularsurferTristan(SimonRérolle)inhernewschool,shehasnoideathatshe’stheobjectofacruelbetbetweenTristanandInstagramqueenVanessa(EllaPellegrini)DangerousLiaisons,afilmstarringPaolaLocatelliandSimonRérolle,onlyonNetflix,July8th.

AnoldnoteisfoundinabottleinJutlandwhichhastraveledverylongacrosstheoceanalongtimeago.Thenoteishardtodecipher,butwhentheDanishinvestigatorfromSectionQreceivesit,theoddpersonalitieswithinthesectionfindanewangleonitandtrytounveilyetanotheroldanddiaboliccaseeventhoughtheleadiscold.

HenrieO.isaworld-famousjournalistandwriter.She'sinvitedbyheroldloverChasePrescotttohissecludedislandhome.Chase,awealthybusinessmanwithmoneywoes,hopesHenrieO.candiscoverthepersonhethinksistryingtokillhim.Itseemslikeshehasherworkcutoutforher.PossiblesuspectsincludeChase'smuchyoungerwife,hisson,andmanyothers.

Seneca’sfosterson,theEmperorNero,growswearyofhismentorandordershimtokillhimself.Senecacompliesbuthisdeathisagonisinglyslow.CueJohnMalkovichintheroleofthegreatphilosopherinuproar,railingagainsttyranny.Bliss!