Category: News
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PEAKY BLINDERS: First Look at Alexander Siddig + Premiere Date
The wait is nearly over, Peaky Blinders fans! BBC Two will premiere series 3 of the period gangster drama on Thursday, May 5 at 9PM. According to the official site, Alexander Siddig makes his first appearance in the premiere. Official synopsis: It is Thomas Shelby’s long-awaited wedding day. In the middle of the celebrations, a…
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PEAKY BLINDERS Returning In May
BBC Two just announced that Peaky Blinders season 3 will premiere in May. Series 3 of #PeakyBlinders is coming… pic.twitter.com/Tfzjy1rpTc — Peaky Blinders (@ThePeakyBlinder) April 7, 2016 We don’t have an exact date for the premiere, but Birmingham fans will get a chance to see it first at a special screening on May 4. The…
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Alexander Siddig to Play Aristotle Onassis in Kennedy Miniseries
Variety reports that Sid will play Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis in the upcoming Muse Entertainment miniseries The Kennedys: After Camelot. The four-hour miniseries, a sequel to 2011’s The Kennedys, follows Jacqueline Kennedy (Katie Holmes), Ted Kennedy (Matthew Perry), and the rest of the Kennedy family after President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. Sid plays Onassis,…
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Alexander Siddig Signs on to FOX Pilot ‘Recon’
Good news, Sidsters! Deadline reports that Sid has signed on to co-star in the FOX pilot Recon opposite Tracy Spiridakos. Recon centers on Alexa (Spiridakos), a young, driven FBI analyst tasked with embedding herself in a suspected terrorist family. Siddig plays her target Omar, a father, husband and devout Muslim who has no idea the Feds have been…
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Alexander Siddig Talks Radio Drama “Tumanbay”
Bleeding Cool has a new interview with Alexander Siddig about his radio drama, Tumanbay, which is currently airing Wednesdays on BBC Radio 4. In the interview, Sid talks about his character, what goes into making a radio drama, and his own newfound appreciation for the medium. I get to play Commander Wolf. Who is this…
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Alexander Siddig Joins PEAKY BLINDERS
As mentioned in the birthday post, Sid has been on location filming a new project for the past few weeks, and we’re ready to reveal what it is: series 3 of the BBC2 drama Peaky Blinders. Our UK Sidsters will likely be familiar with the show, but for the rest of us, here’s a quick…
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Happy Birthday, Alexander Siddig!
If it’s November 21, that can only mean one thing: It’s Sid’s birthday! Please join us in wishing him the very best today and for the upcoming year by leaving your messages* in the comment section below. *Although we can’t guarantee that Sid will see your message, he does have the link to this post,…
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Sid to Co-Star in Radio Drama for BBC4
UK-based production company Goldhawk announced recently that their 10-part radio drama, Tumanbay, will air on BBC Radio 4 beginning 2 December. We don’t have a tremendous amount of information about the series yet, but we do know that Sid has been cast as “Wolf”, the third lead. Synopsis: Tumanbay, the beating heart of a vast…
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GAME OF THRONES: Sid Back in Spain for Season 6 {PHOTO}
Production on Game of Thrones season 6 has been underway for more than a month, and it appears they are finally ready to return to Dorne. A fan ran across Sid and his Dornish cast mates having a meal in Almeria today, and manage to keep it together long enough to ask for and post…
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TUT Coming to DVD in October
TUT, the summer miniseries event co-starring Alexander Siddig, Ben Kingsley, Avan Jogia, and Nonso Anozie, is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on October 5 (UK) and October 6 (US). (If you can’t wait that long, TUT is already available to stream through Amazon Instant Video.) No word yet on what special features will be included, but…