#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “THE ENGLISH”

Emily Blunt stars in Prime Video‘s upcoming Western Series, THE ENGLISH. Here’s a look at the new Trailer!

Synopsis:

The English is an epic chase Western, from award-winning writer and director Hugo Blick (The Honourable Woman, Black Earth Rising, The Shadow Line). The series takes the core themes of identity and revenge to tell a uniquely compelling parable on race, power, and love. An aristocratic Englishwoman, Lady Cornelia Locke (Emily Blunt), and a Pawnee ex-cavalry scout, Eli Whipp (Chaske Spencer), come together in 1890 middle America to cross a violent landscape built on dreams and blood. Both of them have a clear sense of their destiny, but neither is aware that it is rooted in a shared past. They must face increasingly terrifying obstacles that will test them to their limits, physically and psychologically. But as each obstacle is overcome, it draws them closer to their ultimate destination—the new town of Hoxem, Wyoming. It is here, after an investigation by the local sheriff Robert Marshall (Stephen Rea, The Shadow Line) and young widow Martha Myers (Valerie Pachner, A Hidden Life) into a series of bizarre and macabre unsolved murders, that the full extent of their intertwined history will be truly understood, and they will come face-to-face with the future they must live. The series’ ensemble cast includes Rafe Spall (The Salisbury Poisonings), Tom Hughes (A Discovery of Witches), Toby Jones (Marvellous), and Ciarán Hinds (The Terror).

The English is produced by Drama Republic Ltd, a Mediawan company, and Eight Rooks Ltd. The series is created by Hugo Blick—who also serves as an executive producer, director, and writer. Emily Blunt also serves as executive producer, alongside Greg Brenman (Peaky Blinders, The Honourable Woman) for Drama Republic. Colin Wratten (Killing Eve) serves as a producer on The English. Global distribution is handled by All3Media International.

THE ENGLISH arrives on Prime Video November 11, 2022.

(Photo/video credit: Prime Video)

#SUNDANCE: “WILD INDIAN”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong

Years after covering-up a murder as teenagers, Makwa (Michael Greyeyes) and Ted-O (Chaske Spencer) must face the truth of what they did and who they’ve become.

Wild Indian has a storyline that has been done before, however, Writer-Director Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. makes it his own. Through Makwa, Corbine Jr. studies the trauma of familial abuse as a child, while showing the lasting effects into adulthood. Refreshingly, Corbine Jr. doesn’t create characters who are good or evil, they exist in between. Particularly Makwa who has experienced trauma and has committed acts of violence himself.

Greyeyes is commanding as Makwa and helps blurs the lines between the good and bad in his character. He’s at his best when his past threatens to rip away the established life he’s created for himself as an adult. This is where Corbine Jr’s script is also the strongest, seeing the lengths one will go to keep their past hidden and their idealized life intact. Additionally, Spencer gives a compelling performance as the accomplice friend who’s consumed with guilt.

Wild Indian screens at Sundance:

Live Premiere: January 30 at 3 PM (EST)

On-Demand (available for 24 hours): February 1 at 10 AM (EST)