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" (14/11).Paul Mescal plays Lucius, whose path to power, like Russell Crowe in the predecessor, goes through the Colosseum gladiator arena. There will be many violent action scenes in the politically turbulent Rome where General Marcus Acacius (Pedro Pascal) wants to take power and slave owner Macrinus (Denzel Washington) controls most things behind the scenes.
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".When the Germans bomb London during World War II, the children are evacuated. But George (Elliott Heffernan) escapes to get back to his mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan). Pop fans should note that Paul Weller himself plays Rita's dad in Steve McQueen's drama. The film will be available on Apple TV+ in just a week.
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".Josefin Neldén plays the once-famous Sally Bauer, the Swedish long-distance swimmer who in 1939 risked everything to swim across the English Channel in the shadow of the outbreak of World War II.
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" (17/11, Viaplay).Feel-good series about life in a villa area, based on Lena Philipsson's song of the same name. The artist plays the lead role as Nina, a widow for four years. When she meets a new man (Ilkka Villi), she dare not tell the neighbors (Leif Andrée and Kajsa Ernst) or her best friend Moa (Claudia Concha Galli) about it.
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" (18/11, Max).The new TV series is a standalone and takes place 10,000 years before the recent films. The story revolves around the mythological Bene Gesserit, a witch-like sisterhood. At the center are two Harkonnen sisters, Valya (Emily Watson) and Tuna (Olivia Williams), who are skilled power players, but soon the Bene Gesserit are threatened by someone seeking revenge.
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" (15/11, Apple TV+).Swedish Hollywood star Rebecca Ferguson's science fiction series became a huge success and is now back with a second round. At the end of the first season, Juliette (Ferguson) finally figured out the truth about the silo where the population had taken refuge, and she dared to venture outside the doors for the first time.
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" (20/11, Sky Showtime).45 years after "Dallas" comes a new drama series about big-time businessmen and tough oil workers in Texas. Jon Hamm plays a modern version of J R Ewing, and Billy Bob Thornton has solutions for everything to drive complex oil drilling facilities, but has a harder time handling his ex-wife (Ali Larter) and teenage daughter (Michelle Randolph).
