Henry Darrow was an American character actor of stage and film known for his role as Manolito "Mano" Montoya on the 1960s television series The High Chaparral. In film, Darrow played the corrupt and vengeful Trooper Hancock in The Hitcher. During the 1970s and 1980s, he was seen in numerous guest starring television roles. Darrow replaced Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Zorro's father Don Alejandro de la Vega in the 1990s television series Zorro.
Llanview, Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American soap opera One Life to Live. The city exists in the same fictional universe as cities from other existing or defunct ABC daytime dramas, including Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, from All My Children, Port Charles, New York, from General Hospital, and Corinth, Pennsylvania, from Loving.
Dead Ringer is a 1964 American psychological thriller made by Warner Bros. It was directed by Paul Henreid from a screenplay by Oscar Millard and Albert Beich, from the story La Otra by Rian James, previously filmed in a Mexican version starring Dolores del Río. The soundtrack is by André Previn and the cinematography by Ernest Haller. The film stars Bette Davis, Karl Malden and Peter Lawford with Philip Carey, Jean Hagen, George Macready, Estelle Winwood, George Chandler and Cyril Delevanti.
Child's Play is an American slasher media franchise created by Don Mancini. The films mainly focus on Chucky, a notorious serial killer who frequently escapes death by performing a voodoo ritual to transfer his soul into a "Good Guy" doll. The original film, Child's Play, was released on November 9, 1988. The film has spawned six sequels, a television series, a remake, comic books, a video game, and tie-in merchandise. The first, second, and fourth films were box office successes with all of the films earning over $182 million worldwide. Including revenues from sales of videos, DVDs, VOD and merchandise, the franchise has generated over $250 million. It also won a Saturn Award for Best Horror Franchise.
Wallander is a British television series broadcast from 2008 to 2016. It was adapted from a Swedish series based on the Swedish novelist Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous police inspector. It was the first time the Wallander novels had been adapted into an English-language production. Yellow Bird, a production company formed by Mankell, began negotiations with British companies to produce the adaptations in 2006. In 2007 Branagh met Mankell to discuss playing the role. Contracts were signed and work began on the films, adapted from the novels Sidetracked, Firewall and One Step Behind, in January 2008. Emmy-award-winning director Philip Martin was hired as lead director. Martin worked with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle to establish a visual style for the series.
The wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling took place on 19 June 2010 in Stockholm Cathedral. It had been described as "Europe's biggest royal wedding since the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981". Westling thereby acquired Victoria's ducal title, becoming a Swedish prince and Duke of Västergötland. In time for the wedding, a joint monogram of their initials was created.
Alma de hierro is a Mexican telenovela produced by Giselle González and Roberto Gómez Fernández for Televisa in 2008. It is a remake of the Argentinian production Son de Fierro with the characters' names rewritten and adapted to the Mexican audience.
The Truth Will Out is a Swedish mystery-thriller TV series broadcast from 21 August 2018 on Kanal 5. It was created by Hans Jörnlind and Aron Levander, directed by Kjell-Åke Andersson and Lisa Farzaneh, produced by Søren Stærmose, and stars Robert Gustafsson in the lead role of police detective Peter Wendel. The series is based on ideas by Leif G. W. Persson. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, centres on Peter and his cold case unit, which re-examines several murders after a defence lawyer is killed. Peter's team members are Caijsa, Barbro, and Jorma. A second season of five episodes was streamed from 19 September 2021 on Viaplay. Andersson and Farzaneh were joined by Camilla Ström as directors, while Persson, Levander, and Jörnlind continued as screenwriters. Gustafsson, Peterhoff, Langhammer, and Wagelin reprised their roles in the cold case unit. They contend with corruption within their police force and examine events surrounding the death of Peter's brother Urban.
Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez, better known as Richard Ramirez, and nicknamed the Night Stalker, was an American serial killer and sex offender whose killing spree occurred in Greater Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area in the state of California. From April 1984 to August 1985, Ramirez murdered at least fourteen people during various break-ins, with his crimes usually taking place in the afternoon, leading to him being dubbed the Night Stalker, the Walk-In Killer, and the Valley Intruder. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1989 and died while awaiting execution in 2013.
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids is a 1972 giallo film directed by Umberto Lenzi, who also co-wrote the screenplay.
Zarra's Law is a 2014 American police procedural film that made its world premiere in the director's home country Finland on June 11, 2014. The film stars Tony Sirico as retired detective Tony Zarra, who gets pushed into the world of crime after the murder of his younger brother. The film was written by Joseph Scarpinito and Charles Kipps and directed by Juha Wuolijoki, produced by Scarpe Diem Productions. The ensemble cast features actors Brendan Fehr, Erin Cummings and Kathrine Narducci. In the film, Tony's love for his brother and family makes it harder for him to let go. Moreover, Tony is faced with the stress of his brother's convicted killer being released from prison early.
Jordskott is a Swedish TV thriller, crime drama series with fantasy elements. Police detective Eva Thörnblad investigates the disappearance of her daughter and other mysteries in her hometown of Silverhöjd. The title refers to jordskott, a fictional plant parasite, which enhances one's perceptions but feeds off the host's blood. The series was first broadcast by SVT in 2015 with ten episodes. Filming took place in Sala and Ragunda in mid-2014. The series then began broadcasting on ITV Encore in the UK on June 10, 2015, and on Canal+ Seriale in Poland on October 10, 2016.
Los ricos no piden permiso is a 2016 Argentine telenovela produced by Pol-ka and broadcast by Canal 13, which premiered on 11 January 2016 and ended on 26 December 2016. Starring Agustina Cherri, Gonzalo Heredia, Luciano Cáceres, Luciano Castro, Araceli González and Juan Darthés. Y Con starring Sabrina Garciarena and Alberto Ajaka. With the antagonistic participations of Julieta Cardinali, Eva De Dominici, Viviana Saccone. With the participation of the first actors Raúl Taibo and Leonor Benedetto. With the performances of Leonor Manso, Nicolás Riera, Alberto Martín, Malena Solda, Guillermo Arengo and Miriam Odorico. With the participation of the first actress Norma Aleandro. With the special participation of the actors Adrián Navarro, Bárbara Lombardo, Esteban Pérez, Mariano Torre and Gigí Ruá. It was transmitted from Monday to Thursday at 11 p.m., then at 10 p.m. and then transmitted from Monday to Friday at 9:30 p.m., on the screen of Canal 13. Finally, it was broadcast at the same time but from Monday to Thursday.
When the Streetlights Go On is an American drama television series written by Eddie O'Keefe and Chris Hutton that debuted on Quibi on April 6, 2020.
Der Pass or Pagan Peak is an Austrian-German television crime drama series which premiered on Sky Deutschland on 25 January 2019. It was inspired by season 1 of the Danish-Swedish series, Broen | Bron. Der Pass was co-created by Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert, both of whom also direct and write scripts. Criminal profiler Alexander Horn advised on aspects of police procedures. The action is set largely in the Austria-Germany border area from Traunstein to Salzburg. In the first season of eight episodes, two detectives, German Ellie and Gedeon from Austria, hunt a serial killer, Gregor, who is using a Krampus mask as a disguise. The pilot episode, "Finsternis", had its world premiere on 21 September 2018 at the Tribeca TV Festival, ahead of the full series broadcast. Its Austrian debut was at the Urania Cinema, Vienna, on 15 January 2019, and its German premiere at Gloria-Palast, Munich, on the following day.