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The full soundtrack for new Netflix series Baby Reindeer has been unveiled – you can check out all the songs below.

The show from creator and comedian Richard Gadd is based on the star’s one-man play of the same name, and follows the real-life story of his stalking ordeal.

The series focuses “on struggling comedian Donny Dunn’s (Gadd) strange and layered relationship with a woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning), whose initially friendly demeanour unravels as she begins to stalk Donny relentlessly”.

“Their first interaction is innocent enough: While working his shift as a bartender, Donny shows an act of kindness to Martha, a customer whose vulnerability is readily apparent,” the synopsis adds.

“But, as the saying goes, ‘no good deed goes unpunished,’ and this casual encounter sparks a suffocating obsession that threatens to wreck both their lives and forces Donny to face his deeply buried trauma.”

The soundtrack features a number of classic rock and pop songs, including tracks from Roxy Music, Dusty Springfield, David Byrne, Peggy Lee, Brian Eno and George Harrison. Read a breakdown of the full soundtrack below.

The songs featured on the Baby Reindeer soundtrack are:

• ‘Love Is The Drug’ – Roxy Music
• ‘You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me’ – Dusty Springfield
• ‘Sweet Dreams (Of You)’ – Patsy Cline
• ‘Helen Fry’ – The Felice Brothers
• ‘Happy Together’ – The Turtles
• ‘I Talk To The Wind – From: The Young Person’s Guide To King Crimson 1976’ – King Crimson
• ‘My Name Is Trouble’ – Keren Ann
• ‘Yellow Pearl’ – Phil Lynott
• ‘Cars’ – Gary Numan
• ‘Smalltown Boy’ – Bronski Beat
• ‘A Soft Seduction’ – David Byrne
• ‘I Go To Sleep’ – Peggy Lee
• ‘Matelot’ – The Renegades
• ‘Alone Again (Naturally)’ – Gilbert O’Sullivan
• ‘Venus’ – Shocking Blue
• ‘Pleasant Street’ – Tim Buckley

• ‘Come Wander With Me’ – Jeff Alexander
• ‘Sposa Son Disprezzata’ – Oya Ergün
• ‘I’ll Come Running (to Tie Your Shoe)’ – Brian Eno
• ‘Catch The Wind’ – Donovan
• ‘Spread Your Love’ – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• ‘Teacher’ – Jethro Tull
• ‘Serenade Für Streicher, Op. 22, B. 52: III. Scherzo: Vivace’ – Antonín Dvořák, Josef Suk, Jaroslav krček
• ‘One’ – Harry Nilsson
• ‘Never My Love’ – The Association
• ‘Angel Of The Morning’ – Evie Sands
• ‘Rainy Day’ – Susan Christie
• ‘Waiting’ – Alice Boman
• ‘Moon In The Mind’ – Ed Askew
• ‘If Not For You (2014 Remaster)’ – George Harrison
• ‘Sol Levante’ – Laura Masotto, Mari Samuelsen, Scoring Berlin
• ‘Gobaith’ – Catrin Finch, Seckou Keita
• ‘Life Story’ – Ólafur Arnalds, Nils, Frahm
• ‘Farewell, Farewell’ – Fairport Convention

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Netflix has released brand-new details about its upcoming Korean original The 8 Show, starring including its plot, premiere date, cast and trailers. Read on for everything you need to know about the new series, starring Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Jeong-min and more.

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What is the plot of The 8 Show?

Based on Bae Jin-soo’s hit webcomic series Money Game and Pi Game, eight people who are desperately in need of money are invited as contestants on a reality show called The 8 Show, sharing the Netflix series’ own namesake, which was presumably renamed for its adaptation.

The studio the show is filmed is eight stories high, and in the original webcomic, the eight contestants are tasked with lasting 100 full days on set in order to stand a chance at winning the show’s KRW44.8billion cash prize. However, all their necessities – food, water, electricity and more – need to be paid for and will cost a thousand times more than they normally would. The money is deducted from the overall cash prize at the end of the 100 days.

However, it is currently unclear if The 8 Show will remain largely faithful to the original game mechanics set out in the webcomic.

Who will star in the new Netflix series?

The eight contestants will be played by Reply 1988 and Lost‘s Ryu Jun-yeol, Unlocked’s Chun Won-hee, Hellbound‘s Park Jeong-min, Nevertheless‘ Lee Yul-eum, Arthdal Chronicles’ Park Hae-joon, Believer’s Lee Joo-young, Times’ Moon Jeong-hee and Bae Sung-woo, who will also be starring in Disney+’s upcoming K-drama, Light Shop. 

Singer-actress IU was previously announced to have been cast on The 8 Show as early as January 2022, however later pulled out of production in May 2022 due to scheduling conflicts, per her representatives at EDAM Entertainment. She was later replaced by Chun Won-hee on the series.

Hae Jae-rim (of The Face Reader and Emergency Declaration fame) helmed both the script and direction of the upcoming series under Studio N, which previously worked on K-dramas such as Our Beloved Summer, Yumi’s Cells and Sweet Home. 

Is there a trailer for The 8 Show?

Netflix released the date announcement for The 8 Show on April 11, providing the very first look into the highly anticipated series. The teaser introduces the eight contestants of the show in a silent film format. The trailer also shows each contestant passing through gargantuan red curtains as they agree to participate on the show, before cryptic clips of the game’s events are shown.

How do I watch The 8 Show?

The new series will make its international premiere exclusively on Netflix on May 17, per the date announcement. The streamer also unveiled the official poster for the series – see it below:

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Bridgerton star Ruby Barker has been hospitalised with a broken arm following a climbing accident.

The actress, who played Marina Thompson in the first series of the Netflix period drama, sustained the injury during a climbing class in Leeds, Yorkshire, where she was not using a harness.

The accident, which was captured on camera, saw Barker fall from a climbing wall before landing awkwardly on her left arm. The actress was then rushed to hospital, where doctors confirmed the breakage.

Barker shared the footage of her fall on Instagram, writing: “You ok? This is what happened.”

Ruby’s fall comes a week after she revealed she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder following a difficult few years off-screen.

Last October, the actress called out Netflix for not showing support after she suffered two psychotic breaks in the wake of the Bridgerton’s success – one after the first season wrapped in 2019 and the second in 2022.

Speaking about the breaks, Barker alleged that she received “no support” from Netflix or Shondaland, the show’s production company founded by Shonda Rhimes.

“Not a single person from Netflix, not a single person from Shondaland, since I have had two psychotic breaks from that show, have even contacted me or even emailed me to ask me if I’m OK or if I would benefit from any sort of aftercare or support. Nobody, Barker said during an interview on Oxford University’s LOAF podcast.

The actress explained that her character’s isolated nature had a negative impact on her while filming the first season.

“During filming, I was deteriorating,” Barker said. “It was a really tormenting place for me to be because my character was very alienated, very ostracised, on her own under these horrible circumstances.”

She also claims her hospitalisation a week after shooting Bridgerton was “really covered up” so it wouldn’t affect the show’s launch.

“When I went to hospital a week after shooting Bridgerton season one, it was really covered up and kept on the down-low because the show was going to be coming out,” she added.

“In the run up to the show coming out, I was just coming out of hospital, my Instagram following was going up, I had all these engagements to do… My life was changing drastically overnight and yet there was still no support and there still hasn’t been any support all that time. So I was trying really, really hard to act like it was OK and that I could work and that it wasn’t a problem.”

NME has reached out to Netflix and Shondaland for comment.

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Lolly Adefope has addressed her sarcastic standing ovation for Ricky Gervais at the National Comedy Awards, saying she “doesn’t regret it”.

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The comedian attended the awards ceremony at London’s Roundhouse last February, where her show Ghosts was nominated for Best Scripted Comedy.

It lost out to Gervais’ Netflix comedy-drama After Life, and while Gervais was not there in person to receive the award, Adefope gave a mock standing ovation for the comedian, which many interpreted to be a critique of the show and of Gervais himself.

In a new interview with The Guardian, Adefope has spoken about the event, responding to reports that she had been “outraged” at the award.

“’Outraged’ – it’s always like I’m ‘raging’ at something, like I’m lecturing someone, like I’m really angry, rather than just being silly,” she said.

“I don’t regret making the joke. I’m not saying it’s easier for me, but I don’t have the same fear that a white person might have, which definitely holds people back from saying things.”

“There’s the fear of humiliation, or cancellation or being seen as wrong or prejudiced,” she continued. “Maybe this is too hopeful, but I feel like we’re kind of past that fear of cancellation now? We’re more willing to let people try. I don’t think the internet is the place to try to resolve things, but I’d prefer to say that I tried?”

Reflecting on whether she might have reacted differently to Gervais’ success ten years ago, she speculated that she might have tried to get Netflix to remove the special.

“Or maybe I’d have tried to convince everyone else how bad they were, and everything would be fine. But now I know, there’s always going to be an audience for that kind of comedy. So, it’s definitely more productive to just make more good stuff, encourage more people to write their own stories, so that those aren’t the archetypes of standup.”

“I don’t want to burn bridges with Netflix, obviously. But – it’s Netflix, they’re not my friends! They’re going to make the thing that makes the most money. I think we just have to make what we think is good. And hope that people receive the message we’re putting out rather than trying to fight to convince them.”

Adefope is one of the comedians that is set to serve as the opening act for Yard Act’s five-night residency at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds. The concerts take place between May 8 and 12, with Harry Hill, Rose Matafeo and Nish Kumar also confirmed for the shows, as well as a top-secret special guest who is expected to come out of retirement.

Gervais, meanwhile, said in January that Netflix “can’t be arsed” to promote his new comedy special because it was set to be “huge” regardless. The show, named Armageddon, was released onto the streaming service on Christmas Day.

Ahead of its release, Gervais received criticism from a disability charity after using an ableist slur in the special. In the film, Gervais states he doesn’t “use that word in real life” and that he is “playing a role” for comedy purposes.

Recently, the comedian addressed a petition calling for a joke about terminally ill children to be removed, saying the majority of people are “not really offended”.

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Gervais said: “People have a reaction. They don’t analyse it. They feel something – that’s what offence is. It’s a feeling. That’s why ‘I’m offended’ is quite meaningless. What do you want me to change?”

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The Beautiful Game is Netflix’s new football drama film, starring Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward. But what songs are included on the film’s soundtrack? Read on for all the details.

The feature film was released onto the streaming platform last week (March 29), and tells the story of the England homeless team and their star striker Vinny (Ward) and coach Mal (Nighy), as they compete in the Homeless World Cup.

It is directed by Thea Sharrock, who also helmed the recent box office hit Wicked Little Letters, and was written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, who is known for 24 Hour Party People, Millions and the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.

Watch the trailer for the film here:

The film has been in production since 2021, with a previous incarnation having had Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson attached to it.

What songs are included on the soundtrack to The Beautiful Game?

The film has a score composed by Adem Ilhan, known for his work on films such as Yesterday and Dead Man’s Shoes.

In addition, the soundtrack includes a number of well-known songs, including by The Clash, Major Lazer, The White Stripes, Paul Simon, Ezra Collective and Fela Kuti.

The full list of songs is:

Ezra Collective – ‘Colonial Mentality’
Fela Kuti – ‘Let’s Start’
The Clash – ‘The Magnificent 7’
Kronos Quartet – ‘Vladimir Martynov: The Beatitudes’
Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – ‘Ekute’
The Peanuts – ‘Donna Donna’
Irving Fields Trio – ‘Cha Cha No. 29’
Chaka Khan – ‘Like Sugar’
The South African team “Oasis Reach For Your Dreams” – ‘Ulibambe Lingashoni’
Nino Manfredi, Ornella Vanoni, Bice Valori – ‘Roma Nun Fa’ La Stupida Stasera’
Dalida – ‘O Sole Mio’
Steve Reich, Evan Ziporyn – ‘New York Counterpoint’
Major Lazer, J. Balvin & El Alfa – ‘Que Calor’
The White Stripes – ‘Seven Nation Army’
Michael Kiwanuka – ‘Solid Ground’
The Halluci Nation (ft. Black Lodge) – ‘Electric Pow Wow Drum’
Aretha Franklin – ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – ‘Homeless’
Paul Simon – ‘Homeless’
Fela Kuti – ‘Let’s Start’

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Jeff Goldblum is set to play a neurotic, paranoid version of Zeus in the upcoming Netflix dark comedy Kaos – check out the teaser trailer below.

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The show, which will premiere on the streamer later in 2024, is created and written by Charlie Covell, best known for helming the Channel 4 comedy-drama The End of the F***ing World.

Goldblum plays a darkly comic, contemporary version of the king of the gods, whose sense of status is threatened when he wakes up one morning and finds a wrinkle on his forehead.

Watch the teaser trailer here:

As the official synopsis describes, Zeus believes the wrinkle “to be the harbinger of an ancient prophecy which foretells his destruction, neurosis sets in, and Zeus becomes convinced his fall is coming. As his paranoia takes hold, the God of Gods – seeing signs everywhere – starts to dangerously self-destruct.”

“And he’s right to be worried. Zeus’ one time friend and now prisoner, Prometheus, is orchestrating a plan to bring him down. The plan involves three disparate humans, all of whom are totally unaware of their cosmic significance or the part they must play in saving the world. No pressure. (Some pressure).”

The show will run for eight episodes, with additional writing coming from Georgia Christou. David Thewlis (Harry Potter, Fargo) will play Hades, Janet McTeer (Ozark, The Menu) portrays Hera and Cliff Curtis (Avatar: The Way of Water) will take the role of Poseidon.

Also co-starring are Nabhaan Rizwan, Killian Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Misia Butler, Leila Farzad, Rakie Ayola, Stanley Townsend, Billie Piper and Suzy Eddie Izzard.

Last year, Goldblum released his latest EP with The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, ‘Plays Well With Others’, including collaborations with artists including Kelly Clarkson and Mattiel.

Goldblum has also shared multiple behind-the-scenes duets that he has done over the years with his Jurassic Park co-star Sam Neill, including a version of The Everly Brothers‘ ‘Bye Bye Love’ and the old standard ‘I Remember You’.

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Game Of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have shared why Barack Obama declined being in their upcoming Netflix series.

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The pair, who created the eight-part series 3 Body Problem, reportedly asked the former US President to appear in a cameo role.

The series –which is based on Liu Cixin’s best-selling novel, The Three-Body Problem – is set during an alien invasion which threatens to wipe out humanity. According to Netflix, the series will explore the group of scientists trying to stop this impending disaster, as the show tells “an epic story that redefines sci-fi drama with its layered mysteries and story of human connection.”

Speaking with USA Today, Benioff spoke about asking Obama to appear in the show, sharing the former President’s witty response.

Obama signed a “very funny note” in response to the pair, with Benioff elaborating: “It was to the effect of, ‘In case there ever is a real alien invasion, I think I should probably save myself for that crisis.’”

Weiss added: “[Obama] wants to keep his powder dry in case there’s a real thing.”

This came after Obama said the book was something he reads to “get out of his head”. According to The New York Times (via The Independent), he described the three-volume book as “just wildly imaginative, really interesting … the scope of it was so immense”.

The cast of the series, which is set to premiere on the platform on March 21, includes some Game Of Thrones stars, such as Samwell Tarly actor, John Bradley, the High Sparrow actor, Sir Jonathan Pryce, and Irish actor Liam Cunningham, known for playing Davos Seaworth.

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