Ziwe (Photo: Barbara Nitke/Showtime),
Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. (Image: Hulu)
Graphic: Natalie Peeples
As the world begins to open up once more to social activities (for those who have been fully vaccinated, that is), TV is making a few big plays to keep everyone indoors this May. A new
Star Wars animated
Ziwe’s hotly anticipated Showtime debut, Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of
The Underground Railroad, and more true-crime docs and superhero shows await those who are prepared to wait a little longer before going outside again. Camping out in your living room for another month also means catching the exciting returns of
Death and Nightingales,
Eugene McCabe’s modern Irish classic, is heading to the small screen; a three-part mini-series based on 1992 novel will air this spring on Starz.
Here s what we know about the project so far:
Set in Northern Ireland in 1885, the story follows Beth Winters over the 24-hours surrounding her 23rd birthday.
A description of the drama paints a picture of what viewers can expect.
Death and Nightingales is a riveting story of love, betrayal, deception and revenge, set in the haunting countryside of 1885 Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In this undivided province of the British Empire, neighbors observe each other and inform. It’s a world of spies, confessions and double dealing; where a pervading sense of beauty is shot through with menace and impending doom.
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Jamie Dornan, Matthew Rhys vie for Ann Skelly in Death and Nightingales
UPI News Service, 04/19/2021
Starz released the trailer and announced the premiere date for its miniseries Death and Nightingales Monday. The three-night event stars Matthew Rhys, Ann Skelly and Jamie Dornan.
ADVERTISEMENT Based on the Eugene McCabe book, Death and Nightingales takes place over one day in 1885. On Beth Winters (Skelly) s 23rd birthday, she plans to leave her stepfather, Billy (Rhys) s estate with her lover, Liam Ward (Dornan).
Clips from the minute-long trailer show Billy beating Beth, yet begging forgiveness. A neighbor informs Billy of Beth and Liam s affair, and Beth plots to have Liam kill her stepfather and take his money.
Jamie Dornan, Matthew Rhys vie for Ann Skelly in Death and Nightingales
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Jamie Dornan attends the premiere of A Private War in Beverly Hills in 2018. He will star in Death and Nightingales on Starz. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Matthew Rhys plays Billy in the Starz adaptation of Death and Nightingales. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Starz will premire Death and Nightingales May 16. Photo courtesy of Starz
Jamie Dornan plots to kill his lover s stepfather in Death and Nightingales. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Goldene Globe winner Matthew Rhys plays a strict stepfather in Death and Nightingales. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo