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  • Raised by Wolves season 2 gets premiere date

    By Express News Service

    HBO Max’s sci-fi drama Raised by Wolves’ premiere date has been announced. The Max original will be returning to the platform on February 3, 2022. The AI-based show was created by Aaron Guzikowski of Prisoner fame. He also serves as an executive producer alongside Ridley Scott, Game of Thrones producer Mark Huffman, The Good Wife executive producer David W. Zucker, along with Adam Kolbrenner, and Jordan Sheehan. 

    The series stars Amanda Collin (A Horrible Woman), Abubakar Salim (Informer), Travis Fimmel (Vikings), and Niamh Algar (The Virtues). Raised by Wolves is set in the far future when Earth has been sabotaged by a religious-based war fought between atheists and believers. 

    The leading characters are androids Mother (Collin) and Father (Salim) who are sent to an unpopulated planet with the task of raising six children.

    The mission immediately becomes challenging due to the unforgiving surroundings the androids and humans have found themselves in. 

    Season 1 received an overwhelmingly positive review from critics gaining praise for the performances and the visuals. The season 2 of Raised by Wolves hits HBO Max on February 3. 

  • Kate Beckinsale collaborating with Catherine Hardwicke for feature film ‘Prisoner’s Daughter’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Kate Beckinsale has teamed up with filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke for family drama feature “Prisoner’s Daughter”.

    Hardwicke, known for movies such as “Thirteen”, “Lords of Dogtown”, “The Nativity Story”, “Twilight” and “Miss Bala”, will direct the project from a script by Mark Bacci, reported Deadline.

    The story is about a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter (Beckinsale) and grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.

    “Mark Bacci’s script is a raw, personal look at a deeply fractured family, similar to my first film ‘Thirteen’,”said Hardwick.

    “With ‘Prisoner’s Daughter’, I want to fully immerse the viewer in Kate’s character’s intense world as she, her father and her young son try to heal generational family trauma and find a new way forward,” she added.

    “Prisoner’s Daughter” will be produced by Oakhurst’s Jai Khanna and Marina Grasic along with Sam Okun and his Sam Okun Productions banner.

    Beckinsale has films such as “Underworld” series, “Pearl Harbour”, “Serendipity”, “The Aviator”, “Love & Friendship” and “Farming” to her acting credits.

    She will next feature in “Jolt”, which will be released on Amazon Prime Video on July 23, and Charlie Day’s upcoming film “El Tonto”.