Hotel Costiera – Season 1
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Title | Hotel Costiera – Season 1 |
| Release Date | September 24, 2025 |
| Platform | Streaming release — exclusively on Amazon Prime Video |
| Episode Count | Six episodes |
| Genre / Tone | Action-drama with suspense and thriller elements |
| Premise / Plot | Daniel “DD” De Luca, a former U.S. Marine of mixed Italian heritage, returns to Italy to work as a fixer at a luxurious hotel in Positano. His job gets complicated when one of the hotel owner’s daughters goes missing, forcing him into a high-stakes search tangled with wealthy guests’ secrets. |
| Main Cast | Jesse Williams (Daniel De Luca), Maria Chiara Giannetta, Jordan Alexandra, Antonio Gerardi, Sam Haygarth, Tommaso Ragno, Amanda Campana, Pierpaolo Spollon, Alejandra Onieva, Jean-Hugues Anglade |
| Creators / Writers / Directors | Created by Francesco Arlanch & Elena Bucaccio. Writers include Elena Bucaccio, Matthew Parkhill, Francesco Arlanch. Directed by Adam Bernstein & Giacomo Martelli. |
| Setting / Filming Locations | Set and filmed in Positano and other locations along Italy’s Amalfi Coast; picturesque hotel, cliff-side settings, coastal vistas. |
| Themes | Identity, family secrets, duty vs. personal mission, class divides, mystery & redemption |
Slow Horses – Season 5
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Title | Slow Horses – Season 5 |
| Release Date | September 24, 2025 (two-episode premiere) → weekly until October 22, 2025 |
| Platform | Apple TV+ |
| Episode Count | 6 episodes |
| Genre / Tone | Spy thriller, espionage drama, dark humor |
| Based On | London Rules by Mick Herron (Book 5 of the Slough House series) |
| Creators / Showrunners | Graham Yost (showrunner, executive producer) |
| Writers | Adapted by Will Smith and others from Mick Herron’s novel |
| Directors | (TBA – rotating directors across episodes) |
| Main Cast | Gary Oldman (Jackson Lamb), Jack Lowden (River Cartwright), Kristin Scott Thomas (Diana Taverner), Saskia Reeves (Catherine Standish), Rosalind Eleazar (Louisa Guy), Christopher Chung (Roddy Ho), Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Shirley Dander), Ruth Bradley (Emma Flyte), James Callis (Claude Whelan), Tom Brooke (J.K. Coe), Jonathan Pryce (David Cartwright) |
| New Cast / Guest Additions | Nick Mohammed as Zafar Jaffrey |
| Plot | When a series of strange, terror-like incidents ripple through London, the Slough House misfits are reluctantly drawn in. Things get even murkier when Roddy Ho’s glamorous new girlfriend raises suspicions. Jackson Lamb leads his outcast agents to untangle a conspiracy that tests loyalty, survival, and the unspoken “London Rules.” |
| Production Companies | See-Saw Films, Sony Pictures Television for Apple TV+ |
| Executive Producers | Graham Yost, Will Smith, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gail Mutrux, Douglas Urbanski, Gary Oldman |
| Producers | Jane Robertson and others |
| Setting / Filming Locations | Set primarily in London; filmed on location in London and across the UK (notable sites include Barbican and Central London areas) |
| Themes | Betrayal, political corruption, espionage under pressure, survival at the margins, flawed humanity, trust vs deception, dark humor in the face of failure |
| Tone / Style | Gritty, tense, character-driven with satirical edge |
| Continuity | Direct continuation from Season 4, adapting the fifth Mick Herron book |
| Special Notes | Gary Oldman has hinted this could be his final outing as Jackson Lamb before retirement from acting. |
The Guest – Season 1
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Title | The Guest – Season 1 |
| Release Date | October 2025 (exact date TBA) |
| Platform | Netflix |
| Episode Count | 8 episodes |
| Genre / Tone | Psychological thriller, mystery, drama |
| Based On | Original concept (not based on existing IP) |
| Creators / Showrunners | TBA (Netflix original series) |
| Writers | Writers’ room led by Netflix creative team (specific names TBA) |
| Directors | TBA |
| Main Cast | [TBA cast announced — lead roles include rising stars and one established Hollywood actor; details to be confirmed closer to release] |
| New Cast / Guest Additions | Season 1 introduces full ensemble — no guest stars confirmed yet |
| Plot | A mysterious drifter arrives at a wealthy family’s estate as an invited “guest,” but soon begins to unravel secrets, manipulate relationships, and expose hidden desires. What begins as polite hospitality turns into paranoia, betrayal, and a dangerous power game inside the house. |
| Production Companies | Netflix Studios |
| Executive Producers | Netflix creative executives, series creators (names TBA) |
| Producers | TBA |
| Setting / Filming Locations | Set in an isolated countryside mansion; filmed across Central Europe (primary location in Prague, Czech Republic, with additional interiors shot on soundstages) |
| Themes | Manipulation, class divides, secrets and lies, seduction, paranoia, blurred lines between guest and intruder |
| Tone / Style | Atmospheric, tense, slow-burn psychological thriller with sharp dialogue and escalating suspense |
| Continuity | Season 1 is standalone, but created with potential for anthology-style continuation in future seasons |
| Special Notes | Marketed as Netflix’s answer to The Night Manager and The Undoing, blending high-class drama with psychological tension. |