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WiththeimminentreleaseofRoseMatefeo’sbrandnewromcomStarstruckonBBCThreeattheendofApril,thiscomingyearmarksawatershedmomentinbroadcastinghistorywithmostBBCThreecomedyeitherstarring,writtenbyorcreatedbywomen.BBCThreewillbethefirstUKchanneltoachievethislandmarkinfemalerepresentationwith58%oflong-formscriptedcomedywrittenbywomen.UpcomingtitlesincludeLazySusan,StarstruckandEllieandNatasiaplusthesecondseriesofbothInMySkinandBacktoLife.Inadditiontothis,theBBCtodayannouncesfournewBBCComedySlicesforBBCThree,allofwhicharewrittenbyand/orstarfemaletalent:Ladybaby,Amicable,DinosaurandBritney,whichresultsinthemajorityofcomedyprogrammesonBBCThreenowbeingfemaleled.KateDaughton,outgoingHeadofComedyattheBBC,says:“BuildingonthehugesuccessofPhoebeWaller-BridgeandDaisyMayCooper,thismarksamonumentalachievementandistestamenttothefactthemostpioneeringandexcitingnewvoicesincomedyareincreasinglyfemale.”KateleavestheComedyCommissioningteamtodayhavingmadeatremendousimpactoverseeingaraftoffemalefirsttitles.SinceKate’sarrivalin2017shehascommissionedandnurturedFleabag,Mum,Ghosts,Gavin&Stacey:ChristmasSpecial(2019),ThisTimeWithAlanPartridge,BacktoLife,TheGoesWrongShow,OutofHerMind,TwoDoorsDown,InMySkinandManLikeMobeen.AlongsidetheforthcomingWitchfinder,Alma’sNotNormalandStephenMerchantseriesTheOffenders(w/t).ShaneAllen,DirectorofBBCComedy,says:“Fiveyearsagotherewerestillarticlesaskingwhereallthefunnywomenwere.Thathoaryoldnonsensecanfinallybedispensedwithonceandforall.It’salevelplayingfieldwiththemostvibrantanddynamicworkcomingthroughfromfemaleswritersandwriterperformerswhoareelevatingtheartformofcomedyandexpandingitshorizons.AsforKateDaughton,nolongerwillshecurseatmeforloudsneezingintheoffice.Partlybecauseshe’sleavingandmostlybecausewe’venotbeenintheoffice.Trulybereft;indenialthatshe’soffandwe’reluckytohavehadherforsolong.”CharlotteMoore,ChiefContentOfficer,says:“Kate’simpeccabletaste,whipsmartcomedybrainandbeguilingwayswithtalenthavehadatransformativeimpactonthecomedyoutputinhertimehere.ThefactthatBBCThreecanclaimtobethefirstUKchannelwithamajorityoffemaleledandwrittenscriptedcomedyisinlargepartdowntohervisionandpassionforbackinggenredefiningfemalecreatives.She’llbesorelymissedbutthankfullyleavesbehindaterrificlegacyofshowsahead.”

When a family of four rent a beautiful house for their summer vacation, the price seems too good to be true. Unbeknownst to them, the lascivious owner has set up a series of spy cams throughout the house, documenting their most intimate moments and live streaming them to the dark web.

Onceawildchildofthemountains,SandraHoferhasbeentransformedintoasophisticatedcitygirl.ShenowworkswithherfriendMatthiasJanseninaverysuccessfuladvertisingagencyinVienna.\rWhenSandrainheritsahutinthemountainsfromherrecentlydeceasedfather,sheplanstosellit.MatthiaslikestobuyapenthouseapartmentinVienna,butSandraisnotquitereadytocommit–shesimplyisnotyetsurethatshewantstolivewithhim.\rWhenshearrivesinTyroltoprepareforthecabin’ssale,shemeetsherfather’sfriends,Theres,KarlandKatti.\rAtfirstSandrafeelsguiltybecausethethreewilllosetheirjobs,butthenwhensherealizesthatthebuyerisMayorXaverRiemer,herfather’smosthatedenemy,shedecidestotemporarilyopenthecabinfortheupcomingseason.Theres,KarlandKattiarethrilled.\rButXaver,aspitefulman,vengefullyuseseverypossiblemeansathisdisposaltodamageSandra’sstandinginthecommunity.HissonMark,Sandra’steenagesweetheart,isafairguywhofrownsonhisfather’smethods.\rAdmiringherfightingspirit,MarkdoeswhathecantohelpSandra.Itisnotlongbeforetheiroldsparksreigniteandtheyareagaindrawntoeachother.BythispointSandrahasalreadyfeltthestingofXaver’spower.Beingthemayor,hehasinfluenceonbakers,supermarkets,printersandbanksandviciouslymanipulatestheminhiscampaignagainsther.\rWillingtogotoanylength,heevenfinallypersuadesMatthiastotakehisside.Thetwodeviseamaliciousplan,inwhichtwovisitorstothecabinareinjured,leavingtheauthoritiesnochoicebuttocloseitdown...

The non-binary comedian Mae Martin speaks of a world that has gone off the rails. Among other things, Mae Martin mentions a mythical encounter with a moose and the gender spectrum in the story "Beauty and the Beast".

Thisseriesisabovetheexpectationstheyhadaboutit.Itisveryfast(beyondthetempoofeachepisode)conflictsareabletodevelopandresolveineachepisode.Whichforoneasaspectatorisverygoodsincetherhythmisneverlost.Ontheotherhand,humormanagementisconstantandgivesititspointofgracesothatconflicts,whichareverydeep,canoccurwithalightnessthatcatches.ThechemistrythatPaulaUseroandCarolRovirakeepintheseriesisthesameastheyhavein"LoveIsForever"soinjust10minutestheycatchyouinawaythatwhenyoualreadyseethemtogetheryoualreadyknowthateverythingwillworkout,theyarethebasisofthisseriesandthewritersnoticethattheyknowitsincetheseriesisbyandforthem.

Paris2020,lessupershérossontparfaitementintégrésàlasociétéetveulentàtoutprixêtrecélèbres...Unedroguequiprodiguedessuperspouvoirsaucommundesmortelssévitdanslaville.LeslieutenantsMoreauetSchaltzmannenquêtentsurl’affaireavecl’aidededeuxancienssuper-hérosMonteCarloetCallista.Leuraidesuffira-t-elleàremonterletrafic?EtMoreau,aura-t-illaforcederenoueravecsonmystérieuxpassé?Etde(re)devenirunsuper-héros?

Hannaa30ans,beaucoupdecharmeetnesaitpasdirenon:elleestatteintedelanévrosedelagentillesse.Cedrôledesyndromefamilialtoucheaussisonpère,Omar,"épiciersocial"etsamère,Simone,"psyàdomicile".AvecsonfrèreHakim,focalisésursesracinesalgériennesetsareligion,lecourantnepasseplusvraiment.MaisunévénementimprévuobligeHannaetHakimàseretrouver...

In2261,theVorlonsjointheShadowWar,buttheirtacticsbecomeaconcernforthealliancewhentheVorlonsbegindestroyingentireplanetswhichtheydeemtohavebeen"influenced"bytheShadows.Disturbedbythisturnofevents,Babylon5recruitsseveralotherpowerfulandancientraces(theFirstOnes)totheircause,againstboththeShadowsandtheVorlons.CaptainJohnSheridanreturnstothestationafterescapingfromZ’ha’dum,butataprice:barringillnessorinjury,hehasonly20yearslefttolive.HeisaccompaniedbyamysteriousaliennamedLorienwhoclaimstobetheoldestsentientbeinginthegalaxy.HoursbeforeSheridan’sreturn,Garibaldiisrescuedandreturnedtothestation,inratherdubiouscircumstances.HeismarkedlymoreparanoidandsuspiciousofotheralienracesandofSheridanthanhewasbefore.CentauriEmperorCartagiaforgesarelationshipwiththeShadows.LondoMollariengineerstheassassinationofCartagiaandrepudiateshisagreementwiththeShadows.LondokillsMr.MordenanddestroystheShadowvesselsbasedontheCentaurihomeworld,inanattempttosavehisplanetfromdestructionbytheVorlons.Aidedbytheotherancientraces,andseveralyoungerones,SheridanluresboththeVorlonsandtheShadowsintoanimmensebattle,duringwhichtheVorlonsandShadowsrevealthattheyhavebeenleftasguardiansoftheyoungerraces,butduetophilosophicaldifferences,endedupusingthemaspawnsintheirendlesswarsthroughouttheages.Theyoungerracesrejecttheircontinuedinterference,andtheVorlonsandShadows,alongwiththeremainingFirstOnes,agreetodepartthegalaxyforever.AftertheShadowsaredefeatedGaribaldileaveshispostassecuritychiefandworksonhisownasa"providerofinformation".HebeginsworkingforoneWilliamEdgars,aMarsTycoon,whoismarriedtoGaribaldi’sformerlove.WhileheworksevercloserwithEdgars,hebecomesincreasinglyaggressivetowardsSheridanandeventuallyleavesBabylon5.MinbarisgrippedbyabriefcivilwarbetweentheWarriorandReligiouscastes.DelennsecretlymeetswithNeroonoftheWarriorcasteandconvinceshimthatneithersidecanbeallowedtowin.Shetellshimthatshewillundergoaritualwhereinshewillbewillingtosacrificeherself,butwillstoptheritualbeforesheactuallydies.WhenNeroonseesthatsheactuallyintendstogothroughtheentireritual,herescuesherandsacrificeshimselfinstead,declaringthat,althoughhewasbornWarrior,inhisheartheisReligious.AspartoftheongoingconflictbetweenEarthandBabylon5,GaribaldieventuallybetraysSheridanandarrangeshiscaptureinordertogainEdgars’trustandlearnhisplans.GaribaldilaterlearnsthatEdgarscreatedavirusthatisdangeroustoonlytelepaths.Itisthenrevealed,thatGaribaldiwasactuallyabductedbythePsi-CorpsattheendofSeason3andre-programmedbyBestertoprovideinformationtohimattherighttime.BesterreleasesGaribaldiofhisprogramming,andallowshimtoremembereverythinghehasdonesincebeingkidnapped.Edgarsiskilledandhiswifedisappears,butisreunitedwithGaribaldiaftertheendofthewar.GaribaldihelpsfreeSheridanandreturnhimtothecampaigntofreeEarth.AnallianceledbyBabylon5freesEarthfromtotalitarianrulebyPresidentClarkinashortbutbloodywar.ThisculminatesinClark’ssuicideandtherestorationofdemocraticgovernment.Marsisgrantedfullindependence,andSheridanagreestoresignhiscommission.TheLeagueofNon-AlignedWorldsisdissolvedandreformedintotheInterstellarAlliance,withSheridanelectedasitsfirstPresidentandcontinuinghiscommandoftheRangers,whoaretoactasagalacticequivalentofUnitedNationspeacekeepers.Intheseasonfinale,theeventsof100,500,1000,andonemillionyearsintothefutureareshown,depictingBabylon5’slastinginfluencethroughouthistory.Amongsttheeventsshownarethepoliticalaftermathofthe2261civilwar,asubsequentnuclearwaronEarthinvolvinganewtotalitariangovernmentintheyearAD2762,theresultingfallofEarthintoapre-industrialsociety,thelossandrestorationofhumanity’sknowledgeofspacetravel,andthefinalevolutionofmankindintoenergybeingssimilartotheVorlons,afterwhichEarth’ssungoesnova.

Ayoungwomanobsessedwithhorror,subjectsherselftotwelvehoursofgruellingtormentinanattempttoconfrontherownfearsandconquerthetragicpastwhichhauntsher.

In a small town bordering China and Russia, a retired bodyguard with early dementia (Sammo Hung) makes friends with a young girl. But when she and her father disappear, he must recall long-abandoned skills to take down the mob and save her.