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Travis Fimmel as Cormack – Black Snow _ Season 2, Episode 1 – Photo Credit: Sundance Now Get ready to dive back into the gripping mysteries of Black Snow! AMC+ has just announced the highly anticipated second season, and it’s coming sooner than you think. Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 24th, because that’s when the two-episode premiere drops, promising to pull you right back into the compelling world of Detective Cormack. Travis Fimmel (Dune: Prophecy) returns to his role as the determined detective, and this season, he’s facing not one, but two missing persons cases. Talk about pressure! One case finds him investigating the disappearance of Zoe Jacobs, played by Jana McKinnon (Bad Behaviour), who vanishes from her own 21st birthday party back in 2003. This already sounds like a complex and intriguing puzzle. But that’s not all. Cormack is also grappling with a deeply personal investigation: the search for his own younger brother,...

The AMC Networks April 2025 schedule has been announced and includes the season finale of lauded noir thriller Dark Winds, starring Zahn McLarnon, and the return of AMC+ mystery Black Snow, starring Travis Fimmel and Jana McKinnon.

The lineup also includes new episodes of the Liane Moriarty adaptation The Last Anniversary, starring Teresa Palmer and Miranda Richardson on AMC+, new seasons of popular Acorn TV Originals The Chelsea Detective and Brokenwood Mysteries, and an all-new spring simulcast season on Hidive.

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The Australian mystery-drama Black Snow, starring Travis Fimmel (Dune: Prophecy) and Jana McKinnon (Bad Behaviour), returns for its second season on AMC+. The six-part series will debut with a two-episode premiere on Thursday, April 24th, with new episodes released weekly after that. Here’s the Lowdown: Fimmel returns as Detective Cormack, now investigating two missing persons […]

Black Snow Season 2 Sets April US Premiere on AMC+...

The season two trailer for Black Snow teases that dark secrets run deep. AMC+ unveiled the official trailer along with announcing the much-anticipated second season will premiere on April 24, 2025. The season will kick off with the release of the first two episodes, with new episodes streaming on Thursdays.

Travis Fimmel reprises his starring role as Detective Cormack. Jana McKinnon (Bad Behaviour) returns as Zoe Jacobs. Season two also stars Megan Smart (Class of ’07), Alana Mansour (Erotic Stories), Dan Spielman (The Newsreader), Victoria Haralabidou (The Tourist), and Kat Stewart (Offspring).

“In season two, Fimmel reprises his role as Detective Cormack as he tackles two separate missing persons cases. One is professional, as he investigates the disappearance of Zoe Jacobs (McKinnon), from her own 21st birthday party in 2003,” reads AMC+’s Black Snow synopsis. “And the other is personal, as Cormack searches desperately for his own younger brother, who went missing when they were children.

The mystery continues as AMC+ has announced the return of Black Snow for its second season with a stirring first trailer. The critically acclaimed Australian crime drama, starring Travis Fimmel (Dune: Prophecy) and Jana McKinnon (Bad Behaviour), will premiere with a two-episode debut on Thursday, April 24, with new episodes following weekly after that. Fimmel will be reprising his role as Det. James Cormack for the second season, with the police officer now investigating two missing persons cases: one highly personal and the other just the latest in a long line of professional crimes to solve.

Picture Tree Intl. has acquired international sales rights for “Prank,” a family adventure-comedy directed by Benjamin Heisenberg (“The Robber”), who co-wrote the script with Peer Klehmet (“The Famous Five”).

Pti will present the film as a market premiere at the European Film Market in Berlin ahead of its German release this spring.

“Prank” follows 12-year-old Lucas Roosen and his Chinese exchange student Xi Zhou (Max Zheng), whose seemingly innocent April Fool’s prank spirals out of control. What begins as a harmless joke evolves into a chaotic adventure, drawing in a cast of misfit characters, including gangsters and bumbling police officers.

Leading the cast is Noèl Gabriel Kipp as Lucas, a mischievous yet endearing protagonist. Joining him is Max Zheng as Xi Zhou. The ensemble also includes Laura Tonke, Cedric Eich, Jana McKinnon, and Lukas Miko.

“ ‘Prank’ is a lively and heartwarming screwball comedy, showcasing Benjamin Heisenberg’s knack for combining humor and depth,...

Travis Fimmel and Megan Smart are back in the chilling world of Black Snow, with season two hitting Stan on New Year’s Day. A new preview hints at the dual investigations facing Detective Cormack. He’s professionally tasked with solving the 20-year-old cold case of Zoe Jacobs’ (Jana McKinnon) vanishing after her 21st birthday party. Simultaneously, […]

Black Snow New Season Two Teaser Ahead of New Years Day Premiere...

Sundance Now and AMC+ have released the first photos of Travis Fimmel (Vikings) and Jana McKinnon (Bad Behaviour) in the upcoming season of the Sundance Now Original Series Black Snow, currently filming in Queensland, Australia.

The new season of the six-part mystery-drama produced by Goalpost Pictures and set in the Glasshouse Mountains sees Travis Fimmel reprise his role as Detective Cormack.

Fimmel is joined by new cast members, including McKinnon, Megan Smart (Class of ’07), Alana Mansour (Erotic Stories), Dan Spielman, Victoria Haralabidou (Tourist), and Kat Stewart (Offspring).

In this second season, Detective Cormack tackles two separate cases of missing persons. One is professional, as he investigates the disappearance of Zoe Jacobs (McKinnon) from her 21st birthday party in 2003. The other is personal, as Cormack searches desperately for his own younger brother, who went missing when they were children.

“I think Australian film and television has never been stronger. Now, with...

Travis Fimmel in ‘Black Snow’ season 2 (Photo Courtesy of Sundance Now)

AMC+ and Sundance Now released the first two photos from the upcoming second season of Black Snow as shooting is underway in Queensland. The photos feature returning series star Travis Fimmel (Vikings) as Detective Cormack and series newcomer Jana McKinnon (Bad Behaviour) as Zoe Jacobs.

Season one premiered in December 2022. Sundance Now hasn’t announced a launch date for the six-episode second season.

“I think Australian film and television has never been stronger. Now, with the addition of streaming networks and their reach, I’m so proud that our local productions and their hard work can be recognised not only here, but around the world,” said Fimmel. “I’m excited to be a part of another season of Black Snow and showing off what Australians have to offer. That, and I’m happy to have free food and a job.

“Vikings” star Travis Fimmel reprises his role as Detective Cormack in a second season of Australian mystery drama series “Black Snow.” The six-part series is now shooting in Queensland, Australia, and has unveiled first-look images.

“Australian film and television have never been stronger. Now, with the addition of streaming networks and their reach, I’m so proud that our local productions and their hard work can be recognized not only here, but around the world,” said Fimmel in a prepared statement.

The first season of “Black Snow” was nominated as ‘most outstanding drama series’ at the 2023 Logie Awards and received two nominations at the 2024 Aacta Awards – for best drama series and best lead actor in a drama, for Fimmel. It sold to all major international territories including the U.S., where it screened on AMC Networks’ streamer Sundance Now. “Black Snow” also won the Screen Business Export Award at the recent Australian Screen Producer Awards.

Travis Fimmel's Detective Cormack will work to crack two new mysteries in the second season of 'Black Snow', which will feature new cast members Jana McKinnon, Megan Smart, Alana Mansour, Dan Spielman, Victoria Haralabidou and Kat Stewart.

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Exclusive: Jana McKinnon (Bad Behaviour) is among new cast joining Travis Fimmel on the second season of Australian mystery-drama series Black Snow.

Production is underway in Queensland, Australia, on the Stan and Sundance Now original series, with first-look images of Fimmel (Vikings) and McKinnon above. Joining them are Megan Smart (Class of ’07), Alana Mansour (Erotic Stories), Dan Spielman (Bad Behaviour, The Newsreader), Victoria Haralabidou (The Tourist) and Kat Stewart (Offspring).

In season two, Detective Cormack (Fimmel) tackles two separate missing persons cases. One is professional, as he investigates the disappearance of Zoe Jacobs (McKinnon), who disappeared from her own 21st birthday party in 2003. The other is personal, as Cormack searches desperately for his own younger brother, who went missing when they were children.

Director Sian Davies (The Gloaming), executive producer Rosemary Blight (The Invisible Man), and series creator Lucas Taylor (Harrow) return for season two, with Helena Brooks (Population 11) joining as a director.

"Your dreams shall soon be true, but your nightmares will be, too." Amazon's Prime Video has revealed an official trailer for an adaptation of the "Dream a Little Dream" books called Silver. The full title is Silver and the Book of Dreams, and it is a German production in English for Prime Video - streaming on the service as of today, on December 8th. "Five friends, five dreams, five nightmares." Liv moves to London with her mother Ann and little sister Mia. She meets the mysterious Henry, who belongs to a secret circle that possesses the ability of "lucid dreaming", but their dream fulfillment will come with a high price. She and her band of dream-wanderers conduct a ritual to make their biggest dream come true, but it will demand the gravest sacrifice. Of course this perfect "dream" life will fall apart. This stars Jana McKinnon as Liv, with Rhys Mannion,...

Australian series “Bad Behaviour,” which is set to premiere at Berlinale Series next month, has its first trailer and release date.

The series – based on the book by Rebecca Starford – will bow on Australian streamer Stan on Feb. 17 as a boxset.

“Bad Behaviour” is a four-part series that tells the story of an exclusive girls boarding school, where the options are to be bullied or to become a bully as the girls vie for power and acceptance.

The show stars Jana McKinnon (“We Children from Bahnhof Zoo”), Markella Kavenagh (“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”) and Yerin Ha (“Halo”).

McKinnon plays 25-year-old Jo Mackenzie, who has flashbacks to her brutal year at boarding school when she bumps into an old friend, Alice (Ha).

Erana James (“The Wilds”), Tuuli Narkle (“Mystery Road: Origin”), Dan Spielman (“Stateless”), Diana Glenn (“Harrow”), Mantshologane Maile (“The Pm’s Daughter”) round out the cast alongside newcomers Melissa Kahraman,...

Amazon has unveiled its 2022-23 German originals slate as it up investment in the country, with new Prime Video comedy shows and the latest All or Nothing soccer doc among the highlights. At the same time, Prime Video Channels will soon offer Discovery+ and Paramount+ as add-ons.

At a Prime Video Presents Germany showcase event today in Munich, Prime Video Country Director Kaspar Pflüger said the company would “continue to invest massively in the German-speaking region,” as local content chief Philip Pratt revealed looks at fantasy series The Gryphon, 1980s-set drama series Luden and the adaptation of Sebastian Fitzek’s The Therapy, and announced several new shows, including another All or Nothing series in the soccer-mad country.

The All or Nothing docu-series will follow the German national football team’s journey to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, showing what goes on in front of and behind the scenes at the tournament.

Exclusive: Amazon’s Head of German Originals Philip Pratt says an upcoming slew of films and TV series are the culmination of two years’ work, as Prime Video seeks to “stand out in the face of a flood of content” and plots a major local unscripted push.

Later this evening, Pratt and Amazon German Country Manager Kasper Pflueger will unveil several shows and films at a Prime Video Presents event in Munich, including Silver, which Deadline broke the news of earlier today.

In an exclusive interview with Deadline, Pratt said he sees the slate as a culmination of a period of development and production that will position the SVoD uniquely against a field of other global streamers and revitalized local broadcasters, all of whom are spending significant sums on their own original shows. “The last two years have been about building and development and now we’re ready to go.

Exclusive: Amazon and German production and distribution force Constantin Film are teaming up on YA fantasy feature Silver (working title), based on the popular novel series of the same name by Kerstin Gier.

Silver will chart the story of 17-year-old Liv who moves to London with her mother Ann and little sister Mia. When Liv meets the mysterious Henry, everything changes. He belongs to a secret circle that possesses the ability of ‘lucid dreaming’. But little do they know that the fulfillment of their dreams comes with a high price.

The cast, largely made up of emerging and breakout actors and actresses, includes Jana McKinnon (We Children of Bahnhof Zoo) as Liv, Riva Krymalowski (When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit) as Mia, Rhys Mannion (It Is In Us All) as Henry, Chaneil Kular (Sex Education) as Arthur, Efeosa Afolabi as Jasper, Théo Augier as Grayson, Josephine Blazier as Anabel, Samirah Breuer...

Jana McKinnon, Markella Kavenagh and Yerin Ha have joined the cast of Australian TV series “Bad Behaviour.”

Filming of the four-part show, which is adapted from the acclaimed book of the same name by writer Rebecca Starford, has now completed in Victoria, Australia. It is expected to play on Australian streaming platform Stan later this year.

McKinnon (“We Children of Bahnhof Zoo”) stars as scholarship student, who arrives at Silver Creek for a year of character building at the wilderness campus of an exclusive girl’s boarding school. Instead, she finds herself in a dormitory of the most volatile and the most vulnerable.

Kavenagh has recent roles in “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” while Ha has credits including “Halo.” Other newly-announced additions to the cast are: Tuuli Narkle (“Mystery Road”), Dan Spielman (“Stateless”), Diana Glenn (“Harrow”), Mantshologane Maile (“The PMs Daughter”), Erana James (“The Wilds”) and newcomers Melissa Kahraman,...

To mark the release of We Children from Bahnhof Zoo on 14th June, we’ve been given 2 copies to give away on DVD.

We Children From Bahnhof Zoo follows the life of Christiane and her tight-knit group of like-minded souls who are trying to find out who they are, what they want to do with their lives and where the next party’s at.

We follow their rough ride into adulthood that sees Christiane’s gradual descent into heroin addiction while Benno’s habit drives him to lengths he never imagined while paranoid Axel’s heartbreaking adoration of Christiane persists and Michi, secretly in love with Benno competes with Christiane for his affection. Will they be able to overcome their addictions or will they be consumed by them?

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It’s a strange feeling to be among the earliest audiences — and who can tell just how many more such a disturbing, hard-sell film will reach — for a project destined for notoriety. But then Sandra Wollner’s “The Trouble With Being Born” inspires nothing but strange feelings, from unnerving horror to shocked admiration to visceral disgust to that specific type of disorienting nausea that comes from the fractional delay between your eye processing a well-composed image, and your brain comprehending the implications of the actions so coolly depicted.

That gap is just one of the many conceptual fissures into which Wollner’s desperately creepy, queasy, thought-provoking film gnaws: image vs. implication; human vs. non-human; real vs. unreal. If “The Trouble With Being Born” lives anywhere, it is in a house in a forest on the deepest, most sunless lower slopes of the uncanny valley.

Indecipherable, abstract, staticky images flicker and jiggle,...

At first glance Elli appears to be a normal young girl living with her single father, spending idle afternoons lazing by a sunlit pool. But a disturbing reality is soon revealed: Elli is actually an android whose memories were programmed by the man she lovingly calls “Daddy.” Before long the true nature of their relationship becomes apparent, until the night Elli sets off to follow a ghostly echo into the woods.

“The Trouble With Being Born” is the unsettling second feature from Austrian director Susan Wollner, who won the German Film Critics’ Award in 2019 for “The Impossible Picture.” An eerie, metaphysical exploration of the identities we create for ourselves, and how they can come unraveled, pic plays in the Encounters section of the Berlin Film Festival.

Wollner spoke to Variety the morning after the world premiere about the isolation of living in a world that’s growing increasingly virtual. She...

The 70th Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 20 – March 1) unveiled its Encounters program today, featuring the premieres of new works by Tim Sutton and Romanian director Cristi Puiu.

Also screening is Josephine Decker’s Shirley with Elisabeth Moss and Michael Stuhlbarg, marking the film’s international premiere after its upcoming Sundance bow, and Gunda by Victor Kossakovsky, whose last pic was the 2018 Venice doc Aquarela.

Encounters is a newly-created competitive section at the Berlin festival that looks to highlight “new voices in cinema and to give more room to diverse narrative and documentary forms.” A three-member jury will choose the winners for Best Film, Best Director and a Special Jury Award.

“As a result of passionate research, the 15 titles chosen for Encounters present the vitality of cinema in all of its forms. Each film presents a different way of interpreting the cinematic story: autobiographical, intimate, political,...

Constantin Television and Amazon Studios have revealed the lead cast – and have released the first photo of them on location – for their coproduction “We Children From Bahnhof Zoo.” The high-end series, inspired by the 1978 non-fiction book about teenage drug users in Berlin that was previously adapted as the shocking 1981 film “Christiane F.,” is being distributed internationally by Fremantle.

The series presents “a picture of the drugs and club scene in Berlin” that is “provocative” and “controversial,” according to a statement from the producers.

The Bahnhof Zoo clique at the heart of the show will be played by Jana McKinnon (Christiane), Michelangelo Fortuzzi (Benno), Lena Urzendowsky (Stella), Bruno Alexander (Michi), Jeremias Meyer (Axel) and Lea Drinda (Babsi).

As previously reported, Philipp Kadelbach is directing the eight-episode series. His credits include “Generation War,” about a group of young German friends going through World War II, BBC series “SS-gb,” based on Len Deighton’s novel,...

To the Night Trailer Peter Brunner‘s To the Night (2018) movie trailer stars Caleb Landry Jones, Eleonore Hendricks, Abbey Lee, Jana McKinnon, and Christos Haas. To the Night‘s plot synopsis: “Norman has never come to terms with the fire that, in his childhood, took away all those closest to him. His inner sorrow and feelings of [...]

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Karlovy Vary is underway in the Czech Republic, and among the world premieres is writer/director Peter Brunner’s “To the Night.” Caleb Landry Jones stars in the film, which received “dramaturgical consulting” from Michael Haneke — a teacher of Brunner’s. Watch the trailer below.

Here’s the synopsis: “Norman has never come to terms with the fire that, in his childhood, took away all those closest to him. His inner sorrow and feelings of guilt prevent him from starting a new life with his girlfriend and son. Although the fire took everything, it now becomes a path to dealing with his trauma. Gifted director Peter Brunner ramps up the near physical intensity of the viewer’s experience via the thoughtful use of unspoken hints and images, which assail the associative processes of the subconscious rather than the rational mind.”

Eléonore Hendricks, Abbey Lee, Jana McKinnon, and Christos Haas co-star in the film.

One of the best showcases of international cinema, the annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival kicks off today and we’ll be on the ground covering new premieres and more. One of our most-anticipated films debuting there is To the Night, written and directed by Peter Brunner. Led by Caleb Landry Jones, it follows an artist in NYC reckoning with past trauma. In an interesting tidbit there’s a specific credit of Dramaturgical Consultant given to Michael Haneke, with whom Brunner studied under at Viennese academy of film.

Speaking to learning from Haneke, the director said, “The quality I experienced and which I internalized is knowing that he is some sort of ally, who set an example of radicalness, of love of work, of trusting the persistence and perseverance one needs in order to believe in what you do, to be able to develop your work further as honestly as possible,...

"You have to keep an eye on me..." An official trailer has debuted for an indie drama titled To the Night, which went under the title We Are Sisyphos while in production, the latest film from Austrian filmmaker Peter Brunner. This film is premiering at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in Czechia starting this week, and I plan to catch this. Caleb Landry Jones stars as Norman, who survived a horrible fire as a child that took the rest of his family. As an adult he is still struggling with the resulting trauma, and he finds it difficult to start a new life with his girlfriend and little boy. The film features "an oppressive atmosphere, subtle hints, and spectacular images playing upon the subconscious." This also stars Eléonore Hendricks, Jana McKinnon, Christos Haas, and Abbey Lee. Take a look. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Peter Brunner's To the Night,...