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Brilliantplaywright,Lisa,nolongerwrites.ShelivesinSwitzerlandwithherfamilybutherhearthasstayedinBerlin,beatingtotherhythmofherbrothersheart.ThetiesbetweenthetwinshavegrownstrongersinceSvenwasdiagnosedwithanaggressivetypeofleukemia.HesafamoustheateractorandLisarefusestoaccepthisfate,movingheavenandearthtogethimbackonstage.Shegivesherallforhersoulmate,neglectingeverythingelse,evenriskinghermarriage.Herrelationshipwithherhusbandstartstofallapart,butLisaonlyhaseyesforherbrother,hermirror,whoconnectsherbackwithherdeepestaspirationsandrekindlesherdesiretocreate,tofeelalive...

Followsabest-sellingauthorofaself-helpbookserieswhoissecretlyhidingherseparationfromherhusbandasshestartstonavigateherlifeasasinglewomaninher40sinLosAngeles.Shestartstosidewithandtakeadvicemorefromherdivorcedfriendsratherthanhermarriedones,anditleadshertosomeunexpectedandlife-changingexperiences.

InTheUltimatum:QueerLove,fivenewcouples,madeupofwomenandnon-binarypeople,areatacrossroadsintheirrelationship.Onepartnerisreadyformarriage,theothermayhavedoubts.Anultimatumisissued.Andinjustovereightweeks,eachcouplewilleithergetmarried,orgetout,aftertheyeachchoosenewpotentialpartnersinalife-changingopportunitytogetaglimpseoftwodifferentfutures.TheUltimatum:QueerLovelaunchesMay24,onlyonNetflix.

UthamanPradeepisa24yearoldLeadDeveloperinCTSChennai.HeliveswithhismotherandsisterDivya,whoisengagedtoaDentistYogifor8monthsandisabouttogetmarriedin4days.PradeepisinarelationshipwithcolleagueNikhita,whosefatherVenusastriisaverystrictperson.PradeepgoestoherhousetomeetandconvinceVenufortheirmarriageinfuture.Ven...

JohnWoodleftthepiecesofabrokencivilisationbehind,togobacktohisrootsinthewoodland,afteraviruspandemicstrucktheworld.Residinginasimplecabin,heonlywantspeaceandtoliveinharmonywithnature.Comingfromalonglineoftimbermen,hejoinedthearmyandservedasasoldierformanyyears.Rebellingagainsthissuperiorsforkillingciviliansundermartiallaw.Johnfeelshegothisownwifekilledwhensavinghundredsofinnocentciviliansfromcertaindeath.HiswifeexecutedpointblankasretributionforJohnsdisobedienceandsupposedheroicacts.Now,ayoungwomannamedMariaJohnsonhasescapedapandemicresearchlab.Shesbeenpartofexperimentstofindacureforthestillragingvirus.Carryingthepotentialcureinherblood,sheishuntedbyprofiteersandmercenarieswhoknowshersecret.CominguponJohnscabininthewoods,MariaisinstinctivelytakenintoshelterbyJohn.Hewantshertorecoverfastandleave,butbylearningher...

SueBarkerpresentsadocumentarylookingatthelifeandcareeroftennisstarMartinaNavratilova.Theyfirstmetonthetennistourin1974,soSuewastherethroughoutthelandmarksofMartina'slife:defection,comingoutandbreakingrecords.Inthisprogramme,MartinatakesSuebacktoRevnice,herhomeintheCzechRepublic,andallowsthecamerastofilmherweddingin...

ROBERTSTERNVALL(50),aGermanjournalist,returnstoArtsakhin2016tocoverthewarwhichhasbeenreignitedaftera22-yearceasefire.Intheresultofhisjournalisticinvestigation,RobertmeetsSOPHIAMARTI(35),ayoungoperasinger,whohappenstobethedaughterofmissingphotojournalistEdgarMartirosyan,whomRobertabandonedincaptivityduringthefallofthevi...

TyreseGibson,JohnMalkovichandMichaelJaiWhitewillstarinRed48,anindieactionthrillerfromYaleProductions.JonKeeyes(TheHarrowing)isdirectingthefeature,whichhasanoriginalscriptbyMickeySolisandiswrappingproductionthisweekinandaroundtheTri-Statearea.GibsonwillplayKyleSnowden,atroubledformerMarineturnedchildprotectiveserviceofficerwhomustsaveanimmigrantchildfromadangerouscriminalwhohastrappedthemandotherhostagesinsideaconveniencestore.Addingmorepowertothekeg:ThestoreisownedbytheSnowden’sstepfather,SamSafty,beingplayedbyMalkovich.WhiteplaysSparks,theSafty’sno-nonsensebodyguardandconfidant.GibsonisalsoproducingtheprojectalongwithKeeyes.JordanYaleLevineandJordanBeckermanareproducingviatheirYaleProductionsbanner.

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.

Ross(Turner)mustdefendCornwallfromanempoweredGeorgeWarleggan(JackFarthing),andriskseverythingheholdsdearasheembarksonapoliticaljourneywhichtakeshimtothenationscapital.Demelza(Tomlinson)findsherloyaltiestorn,Elizabeth(HeidaReed)triestostrengthenhermarriage,Morwenna(ElliseChappell)continuestobeoppressedbyhusbandReverendOssieWhitworth(ChristianBrassington),andtheEnyses(LukeNorrisandGabriellaWilde)aretestedasneverbefore.