14 Reasons To Look Forward To This Autumn
14 Reasons To Look Forward To This Autumn
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Alias Grace
Following the epic success of the television adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale this summer, another chilling Margaret Atwood drama is slated for a forthcoming release on Netflix. Alias Grace is the author's mysterious narrative around the true story of Grace Marks, a housemaid convicted of a brutal double murder.
November. -
Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash-hit, sung-and-rapped-through musical Hamilton about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton picked up 11 Tony Awards for its Broadway run. Its West End transfer is already causing a huge buzz on this side of the pond ahead of its winter opening.
December. -
Gunpowder
Kit Harington and Liv Tyler star in the BBC's upcoming historical thriller about the much-told tale of the gunpowder plot, the 17th-Century conspiracy to blow up the British House of Lords and assassinate King James I.
October. -
The Crown
The award-winning big-budget royal drama, which chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II returns for its second instalment on Netflix in November, seeing Clare Foy portray the monarch opposite Matt Smith's Prince Philip. Picking up where the first left off, the succeeding season will continue to explore the highs and lows of the couple's relationship, with two more royal births.
December. -
The Miniaturist
This three-part adaptation of Jessie Burton's bestseller of the same name is set to be a winner on the BBC's offering this Christmas. A haunting period thriller, it stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Romola Garai, Alex Hassell, Paapa Essiedu, Emily Berrington and Hayley Squires in the mysterious 17th-Century story of an 18-year-old who arrives at a grand house in Amsterdam to begin a new life, only to find that things are not as they seem.
December. -
Follies
Imelda Staunton leads a brilliant cast in this unmissable rendition of Stephen Sondheim's musical at The National. A visual spectacle, it features some of the composer's most famous numbers, breathtaking costumes and a heart-wrenching plot. It's guaranteed to delight. Go behind the scenes here.
September. -
Network
The National welcomes two faces more commonly seen on screen this winter, with Bryan Cranston and Michelle Dockery joining the cast of Network - Lee Hall's stage adaptation of the 1976 film. Set in a "dystopian media landscape where opinion trumps fact", it is expected to be horrifying, hilarious, and thought-provoking in equal measure.
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Victoria & Abdul
Judi Dench is faultless as she takes on the suitably regal role of Queen Victoria (for the second time in her career, we might add) in Stephen Frears’s Victoria & Abdul, portraying the relationship that emerged between a young Indian clerk (played by Ali Fazal) and the monarch in her later life.
September. -
Ink
Missed it at the Almeida earlier this year? Don't worry, James Graham's new play (directed by Rupert Goold) about the birth of The Sun newspaper as we know it today - and the role that a young and rebellious Rupert Murdoch played in it - transfers to the West End's Duke of York theatre this autumn.
September. -
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Margot Robbie and Domhnall Gleeson star in the Hollywood depiction of the life of Winnie The Pooh creator A.A Milne, which illustrates how the iconic character and his friends were inspired by the author's son, Christopher Robin.
October. -
Stranger Things
Netflix's sci-fi sensation is back with its second series this October. The supernatural drama - and its youthful leading cast - garnered a cult following when it debuted last year. See everything we know about its much-anticipated return here.
October. -
Darkest Hour
Gary Oldman takes on the role of Winston Churchill in this epic war drama, which follows the prime minister in his early days in the position as Hitler's Nazi Germany closes in on Britain.
November. -
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Christmas is fast becoming the time when the force is strongest, so it's no wonder that the soundtrack to December 2017 will be the instantly recognisable Star Wars theme tune as the franchise returns with Episode VIII.
December. -
Battle Of The Sexes
Emma Stone plays Billie Jean King in this comedic biopic based on the real life tennis match in 1977 between King and 'serial hustler' Bobby Riggs (played by Steve Carrell).
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