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Daily Record
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Outlander favourite lands huge new role in highly-anticipated romance series
One of Outlander's biggest stars has been cast in a hotly-anticipated romance series alongside actors from The Bear and The White Lotus. Tobias Menzies, who is best known for portraying Jonathan 'Black Jack' Randall in the Starz show Outlander, has joined the cast of a star-studded new series. Menzies, also famed for playing Prince Philip in Netflix's The Crown, is set to star in upcoming Apple TV+ show Prodigies, which will also star The Bear's Ayo Edebiri and The White Lotus star Will Sharpe. Created by Sharpe, the series follows two ex-child prodigies in their early 30s, who are starting to question whether their very ordinary existence is living up to the exceptional potential they once showed in childhood. The ensemble also includes your Honor's Andrene Ward-Hammond, Loki actress Sophia Di Martino, Nabhaan Rizwan from Netflix 's Kaos, Roar star Meera Syal and The Franchise's Lolly Adefope. Fans of Netflix's Black Doves will also be thrilled to know that Prodigies comes from the same series producer, Sister. Meanwhile, Sharpe and Edebiri serve as Executive Producers alongside Jane Featherstone, Naomi de Pear and Katie Carpenter. White Lotus fans will recognise Sharpe from season 2, where he played Ethan opposite Aubrey Plaza's Harper in the HBO show. He also more recently appeared as Felix in Netflix's Too Much, which was created by Girls star Lena Dunham. Meanwhile, Menzies has appeared in some of the biggest shows on television, including Outlander, The Crown and Game of Thrones. He played one of Outlander's most notorious villains for 24 episodes between 2014 and 2018, starring opposite show leads Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan. Outlander is returning for its eighth and final season in early 2026, with an exact release date yet to be announced. However, Outlander fans have plenty to look forward to in the meantime, as prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood arrives this weekend on August 8 in the US and August 9 in the UK. The synopsis for the new historical romance series reads: 'This prequel to the Outlander series focuses on the lives and courtship of the parents of Jamie Fraser: Brian Fraser and Ellen Mackenzie as well as Claire Beauchamp's parents, Henry Beauchamp and Julia Moriston.' The series will star Harriet Slater and Jamie Roy as Jamie's parents, while Hermione Corfield and Jeremy Irvine will play Claire's parents. Meanwhile, Rory Alexander will play original show character Murtagh Fitzgibbons and Coronation Street's Sam Retford will play a younger version of Graham McTavish's character Dougal MacKenzie. Outlander: Blood of My Blood will be available to stream on Saturday August 9 on MGM+ via Prime Video for UK fans.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tobias Menzies and Sophia Di Martino Among Eight Joining Ayo Edebiri-Will Sharpe Rom-Com Series ‘Prodigies' at Apple
Apple TV+ has added eight new cast members to 'Prodigies,' the streamer's upcoming romantic comedy series created by Will Sharpe and starring Sharpe opposite Ayo Edebiri. Newly joining 'Prodigies' are Tobias Menzies ('F1: The Movie,' 'You Hurt My Feelings,' 'The Crown'), Sophia Di Martino ('Loki,' 'Flowers'), Andrene Ward-Hammond ('Your Honor,' 'English Teacher'), Yumi Asō ('Perfect Days,' 'Angel Flight: Kokusai Reikyu Sokanshi'), Reece Shearsmith ('Inside No. 9,' 'The League of Gentlemen'), Nabhaan Rizwan ('Kaos,' 'In Camera'), Meera Syal ('Roar,' 'The Wheel of Time') and Lolly Adefope ('The Franchise,' 'Ghosts'). More from Variety Dua Lipa, Tobias Menzies, David Jonsson to Star in Short Films Reading Excerpts From International Booker Prize Contenders 'Manhunt' Finale Breakdown: Tobias Menzies on How They Pulled Off [Spoiler]'s Death and Building a Bromance With Abe Lincoln 'Loki' Star Sophia Di Martino on Potential Season 3 and Wanting a Sylvie-Thor Crossover: 'It Would Be Fun to See Them Get Wound Up' 'Prodigies' follows a couple named Didi (Edebiri) and Ren (Sharpe), who are described in the official logline as 'two ex-child prodigies who have been together since they were children. Now in their early 30s, they are starting to question whether their very ordinary existence is living up to the extraordinary promise of their childhood. Inevitably, they find themselves asking the same questions of their relationship. As individual hopes and needs feed into and conflict with their shared lives, the series challenges the fallacy at the heart of romantic storytelling — that the tale is over when the heroes get together. In life, surely, that is just the beginning?' Along with Sharpe and Edebiri, the new cast members join Rina Sawayama, the pop singer previously announced to be recurring in the role of Hana, Ren's sister. Sharpe writes the seven-episode series and executive produces alongside Edebiri. Also executive producing are Jane Featherstone, Naomi de Pear and Katie Carpenter via Featherstone and Elisabeth Murdoch's Sister production banner. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in August 2025 What's Coming to Netflix in August 2025
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Will Sharpe and Ayo Edebiri Couple Up in AppleTV+ Rom-Com Series ‘Prodigies'
Will Sharpe and Ayo Edebiri are set to lead a new AppleTV+ rom-com, Prodigies. Written and directed by Sharpe of The White Lotus and A Real Pain fame, the seven-part series also boasts Edebiri (The Bear) as an executive producer. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'Surface' Team on How Season 2 Finale Shows What Gugu Mbatha-Raw's Lead Character "Is Really Capable of," Future of Series' "Toxic Soulmates" Who's Really Who on 'The Studio'? THR Gets to the Bottom of It Why 'Dope Thief' Hit So Close to Home for Brian Tyree Henry From Sister, the rom-com will explore the universal complexities of long-term relationships through the lens of 'a very unique couple'. 'Didi (Edebiri) and Ren (Sharpe) are two ex-child prodigies who have been together since they were children,' a plot synopsis reads. 'Now in their early 30s, they are starting to question whether their very ordinary existence is living up to the extraordinary promise of their childhood. Inevitably, they find themselves asking the same questions of their relationship. As individual hopes and needs feed into and conflict with their shared lives, the series challenges the fallacy at the heart of romantic storytelling — that the tale is over when the heroes get together. In life, surely, that is just the beginning?' Sharpe also serves as an executive producer, alongside Edebiri, Jane Featherstone (Black Doves), Naomi de Pear (This Is Going to Hurt) and Katie Carpenter (Landscapers) for Sister. A release date is yet to be confirmed for Prodigies. British star Sharpe most recently starred in Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain, where he played tour guide to Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin's characters as they toured Poland in honor of their late Jewish grandmother. Culkin won the best supporting actor Oscar for his performance in the Searchlight film. Edebiri is an award-winning actress best known for her roles in Bottoms opposite Rachel Sennott and in the FX series The Bear with Jeremy Allen White. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'Yellowstone' and the Sprawling Dutton Family Tree, Explained The Cast of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' Then and Now A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
