We are mere weeks away from the highly-anticipated sequel to “A Quiet Place.” And that means we are a short time away from seeing Emily Blunt once again act the shit out of a horror film. But it appears that her future isn’t just as a modern-era scream queen, as the actress has signed on to take on the Western genre for a new series for Amazon and BBC.
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According to Variety, Blunt will star in “The English,” which is a new limited series coming to BBC and, eventually, Amazon Prime Video. The series comes from the mind of Hugo Blick, the writer-director best known for series such as “The Honourable Woman” and 2018’s “Black Earth Rising.” Plot details about “The English” remain under wraps.
As mentioned, Blunt has become a big A-lister in Hollywood, thanks to roles in films such as “Edge of Tomorrow,” “ Mary Poppins Returns,” and the aforementioned horror hit, “A Quiet Place.” In addition to the sequel to the latter film, which is expected to be another box office smash, Blunt is set to star opposite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in another 2020 film, Disney’s “Jungle Cruise.”
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“The English” marks yet another major series snatched up by Amazon. The tech giant is trying to keep up with its streaming competition such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max, and Peacock by securing a series from a respected creator and featuring A-list talent in the cast. Several years ago, the fact that someone like Blunt was attached to a TV series was almost unheard of, but nowadays, it’s just a regular Thursday.
That being said, “The English” does look like a TV series that we’ll want to keep an eye out for.