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Entertainment Now | March 4 - 10, 2023 By Raye Smith TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON HBO MAX "Rain Dogs" - Season 1 New writer Cash Carraway bounds into the TV world with the new BBC/HBO co-production "Rain Dogs," which makes its pre- miere Monday, March 6, on HBO Max (and on HBO's premium cable network). The eight-episode series is an unconventional love story be- tween a working-class single mom (Daisy May Cooper, "This Coun- try"), her 10-year-old daughter (new talent Fleur Tashjiian) and a privileged gay man (Jack Farthing, "Poldark"). A tale of a mother's love and deep-rooted friendships, the series follows this dysfunction- al family and their friends as they try to go straight in a crooked world. Directed by Richard Laxton ("Him & Her") and Jennifer Perrott ("The Midwich Cuckoos"), "Rain Dogs" also stars Ronke Adekoluejo ("Christopher Robin," 201, Adrian Edmondson ("A Spy Among Friends"), Stephen Wright ("I May Destroy You"), Emily Fairn ("The Responder"), Joshua Parris ("A Confession"), Reid Anderson ("The War of the Worlds"), Deana Taheri ("Piss Party"), Tobias Jowett ("On a Roll," 2020), James Ashton ("Da Vinci's Demons") and Daniel Phung ("Everybody's Talking About Jamie," 2021). Cash, "Kill- ing Eve's" Sally Woodward Gentle and Lee Morris, Jo McClellan ("The Tunnel") are executive producers. WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "Luther: The Fallen Sun" (2023) Idris Elba ("Beasts of No Na- tion," 2015) returns to his role as a brilliant but disgraced detective in the new crime drama "Luther: The Fallen Sun," which premieres Fri- day, March 10, on Netflix. A contin- uation of the award-winning Brit- ish television series "Luther," this film reimagining of the story picks up with Det. John Luther (Elba) sit- ting behind bars as a serial killer (Andy Serkis, "Black Panther," 2018) blazes a gruesome, terrifying trail through London. Haunted by his failure to catch the psychopath who is now taunting him, Luther breaks out of prison to finish the job once and for all — and by any means necessary. Written by Neil Cross ("The Mosquito Coast"), the creator of the original BBC series, "The Fallen Sun" is directed by Ja- mie Payne ("Outlander"). Series regular Dermot Crowley ("The Death of Stalin," 2017) returns for the film, alongside Cynthia Erivo ("Harriet," 2019), Thomas Coombes ("Save Me"), Hattie Mo- rahan ("Beauty and the Beast," 2017), Jess Liaudin ("Irma Vep"), Henry Hereford ("Crossbones"), Lauryn Ajufo ("Boiling Point," 2021), Vincent Regan ("300," 2006), Dan Li ("Andor"), Edward Hogg ("Pennyworth"), Einar Kuusk ("The Capture"), Tom McCall ("Black Mirror: Bandersnatch," 2018), Carl Spencer ("Rocket- man," 2019) and Natasha Patel ("The Witcher: Blood Origin"). "Outlast" - Season 1 Sixteen lone wolves work to prove they have what it takes to make it in the wilderness in the raw new survival competition se- ries "Outlast," premiering Friday, March 10, on Netflix. With storied pasts and a broad depth of skills, these hardcore survivalists know how unforgiving nature can be. Across the series' eight-episode run, the competitors set out to beat the harsh Alaskan wilderness (and each other) for a shot at the $1 mil- lion grand prize. But, as they work towards their final goal, they must abide by the cutthroat game's only rule: they must be a part of a team to win. Taking on the challenge in the first season of "Outlast" are Amber Asay (Phoenix), Andrea Hilderbrand (Charlotte, N.C.), An- gie Esparza (San Antonio), Brian Kahrs (Holiday, Fla.), Corey John- son (Parker, Colo.), Dawn Nelson (Creston, Wash.), Javier Colon (San Francisco), Jill Ashock (New Haven, Ky.), Joel Hungate (McCordsville, Ind.), Jordan Williams (Fort Collins, Colo.), Justin Court (La Grange, Ky.), Lee Ettinger (Bigfork, Mont.), Nick Radner (Tampa, Fla.), Paul Preece (Knoxville, Tenn.), Seth Lu- eker (Winchester, Va.) and Timothy Spears (Fort Collins, Colo.). "Faraway" (2023) Right in time for International Women's Day, the new romantic comedy "Faraway," made by women, for women, premieres Wednesday, March 8, on Netflix. The film stars Naomi Krauss ("The Invisibles," 2017) as Zeynep Altin, an overworked, underappreciated wife and mother who is at the end of her rope. While dealing with the death of her beloved mother, her aging father, her unapprecia- tive daughter and her unfaithful husband, Zeynep finally snaps and escapes Munich to do some- thing for herself. Fleeing to a Croa- tian island where her mother se- cretly bought a cottage years ago, Zeynep hopes to get some peace and reconnect with herself. But first, she has to deal with Josip (Goran Bogdan, "Father," 2020), a rugged islander who still lives on the same plot of land. Directed by Vanessa Jopp ("Vergiss Amerika," 2000) and produced by Viola Jager ("Knockin' On Heaven's Door," 1997), "Faraway" is based on an original idea by Alex Kendall ("All Quiet on the Western Front," 2022) and features a screenplay by Jane Ainscough ("The Space Between the Lines," 2019). Adnan Maral ("Turkisch fur Anfanger"), Artjom Gilz ("Without Remorse," 2021), David Tomic ("Hotel Portofino") and new talent Bahar Balci also star. 10 | Streaming Waltman Flooring 2 x 2" Family Services 2 x 1.5" Fleur Tashjian, Daisy May Cooper and Jack Farthing star in "Rain Dogs" Kokomo Speedway 2 x 2" Friendship Haven 2 x 2"