Jared Harris

“The Beast Must Die” premiered on AMC+ on July 5, but most people I know will only be able to watch it on regular old AMC, where it premiered on Monday night at 10. It’s not the next great British thriller, but it’s a good British thriller, one that’s worth checking out. The twists are entertaining, and the three lead performances by Cush Jumbo, Billy Howle, and Jared Harris are phenomenal.

With the pandemic causing a slowdown in production, there’s an opportunity for already-shot shows from across the pond to fill the gap. Adapted from the novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, “The Beast Must Die” is an intense and reflective tale of grief, vengeance, and privilege that’s as impossible to stop watching as I’m sure the book itself is to read. Anchored by Cush Jumbo and Jared Harris’ indomitable performances, the addictive import could even fill the void left by other crime dramas like “Mare of Easttown.”

All Times Eastern. PBS programming varies regionally. This six-part revenge thriller is based on Nicholas Blake’s novel and is shot on the stunning Isle of Wight. After learning the police investigation into the fatal hit-and-run of her young son has been dropped, Frances Cairnes (Cush Jumbo) takes matters into her own hands. Posing as a novelist researching a new murder mystery, Frances ingratiates herself with the family of George Rattery (Jared Harris), the man she suspects is responsible, and sets a plan in action to kill him. She’s tracked by Detective Inspector Nigel Strangeways (Billy Howle), who has reason to believe his department covered up George’s involvement in the incident. Strangeways works to both prove George’s guilt and head off Frances’ plans for revenge before anyone else dies.

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Monday, July 12. All times are Eastern. The Beast Must Die (AMC, 10 p.m., broadcast premiere): Lane Pryce hive, assemble! Chernobyl heads, line up single file! Jared Harris is on AMC tonight, doing the good-acting thing he does. And even better: He’s doing that with Cush Jumbo, and they’re acting well and being menacing in each other’s general directions!

There are several reasons to tune into AMC's The Beast Must Die, and Jared Harris is one of them. Harris has a knack for picking roles that dig into your soul, and George Rattery does that with aplomb. For Harris, the role has been kicking around for six years when...

Apple TV+ launched a brand new trailer Monday for its upcoming adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s iconic sci-fi novel series Foundation. The futuristic space saga from showrunner/executive producer David S. Goyer (Krypton) will premiere Friday, Sept. 24 with its first three of 10 episodes, followed by one new installment every Friday.

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AMC has a revenge thriller coming your way that could put AMC+ on the map. The series “The Beast Must Die” stars BAFTA Award-winning actor Jared Harris (“Chernobyl,” “Mad Men“) and Cush Jumbo (“The Good Wife,” “The Good Fight”) centers on a woman (Jumbo), who takes matters into her own hands when she learns the police investigation into the fatal hit and run of her young son has been dropped,

The revenge story about a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man she believes killed her son premieres July 12.

AMC+ is building out its programming slate with the upcoming drama The Beast Must Die, led by a duo of powerhouse performers: The Good Wife and The Good Fight’s Cush Jumbo and Chernobyl’s Jared Harris. The gritty British drama originally hails from BritBox, an ITV and BBC joint venture. In it, Jumbo plays Frances Cairns, a mother who mourns the loss of her child, who was killed in a hit-and-run. After the police investigation stalls, she decides to take matters in her own hands. Frances poses as a novelist researching a murder mystery and integrates herself into the family of the man she believes is responsible for her son’s death, Harris’ George Rattery. The A.V. Club is exclusively premiering the trailer for the AMC+ series.

The son of hellraiser Richard Harris has come into his own as one of the most sought-after actors of his generation. Now the star of Chernobyl and The Crown has a juicy role as a ‘creep’ in a new British thriller. In The Beast Must Die, a TV series adapted...

Nowhere Boy and Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson is in the process of developing her next film project Rothko, and she’s managed to bring together a great cast of talent. Russell Crowe is set to star in the film as world renowned abstract painter Mark Rothko, and he...

Russell Crowe is about to bring another (more literal) meaning to “Death of the Artist,” with his title role in director Sam Taylor-Johnson‘s next film. Crowe is set to play the role of influential American abstract expressionist artist Mark Rothko in Rothko, a drama that chronicles the true story of Rothko’s daughter’s legal battle to protect her late father’s legacy.

Sam Taylor-Johnson is preparing to make her next film, one set in the art world. And she's building quite the cast for Rothko: Russell Crowe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jared Harris and Michael Stuhlbarg are the latest additions. Aisling Franciosi is on board to star in the film, which Lara Wood adapted...

This American horror anthology series from 2018 makes its debut on UK terrestrial TV. Based on Dan Simmons’ 2007 novel of the same name, which tells a fictionalised account of Capt Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition to the Arctic in 1845, it opens with Jared Harris as Capt Crozier, second in command of the expedition, who becomes concerned their group will be trapped in the Arctic ice as winter approaches. As Franklin (Ciarán Hinds) ignores his concerns, the group pushes forward, where disaster awaits. Ammar Kalia.

When he was a child, Jared Harris’s parents – actor Richard “hellraiser” Harris and actress Elizabeth Rees-Williams – were convinced their middle son would never follow them into their profession. “I was very, very shy and they thought I’d be something like a lawyer or teacher,” explains Harris. Fortunately for...