Tag Archives: The Son

New to Lightbox in May

Lightbox’s big-gun premiere next month will be season two of The Son. Spark’s streaming service also is picking up 2017 British thriller In the Dark and Cheers successor Abby’s. The Son (weekly from May 1) will conclude the journey of the iconic “First Son of Texas”, Eli McCullough (Pierce Brosnan), who will stop at nothing to […]

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Critical Condition: The Son

The Son | Lightbox, from Saturday ➢ “A brash American epic filmed with cruel enervating tastefulness, The Son suggests a Faulkner novel adapted into a second-rate BBC drama. Adapted from Philipp Meyer’s 2013 book, AMC’s new series doesn’t lack ambition … I’m intrigued by The Son’s possibilities. The opening credits seem to promise an even more expansive […]

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The Son Rises on Lightbox

If you thought AMC’s western mini-series, The Son, had gone thataway … hitch your wagon to a Lightbox subscription. The Spark streaming service will carry the epic saga that originally was to have starred Sam Neill from August 26. It stars Pierce Brosnan and is one of 10 exclusives that Lightbox will roll out between […]

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HD Heads-Up: April 1

Doctor Who fans can look forward to the latest series airing here from Easter. Prime will premiere it 7.30 on Easter Monday following a re-run of the 2016 Christmas special on Easter Sunday. The season premiere will screen here two days after the UK, with the BBC set to air it on Easter Saturday. New […]

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