JULY 19 - 25, 2020 staradvertiser.com A SOLDIER’S STORY As John’s (Tom Bateman) fate hangs in the balance, his friends try to save him in a new episode of Masterpiece Classic: Beecham House. Set in 1795 India, the period drama also stars Lesley Nicol as Beecham’s overbearing mother, Henrietta, Dakota Blue Richards as English governess Margaret and Shriya Pilgaonkar as nursemaid Chanchal. Airing Sunday, July 19, on PBS. How to meet candidates while social distancing. We’ve invited each candidate to explain their platform in five minutes or less. You listen, you decide, and on August 8th, you vote. For candidate info, debates and forums, visit olelo.org/CIF CANDIDATES IN FOCUS | CHANNEL 49 JULY 17–AUG 7 | 7AM, 1PM & 7PM olelo.org ON THE COVER | MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: BEECHAM HOUSE Lovers in a dangerous time Period drama ‘Beecham ing mother, Henrietta (Lesley Nicol, “Downton “’Downton Abbey’ was very popular at the Abbey”), rebellious brother, Daniel (Leo Suter, time and I always loved ‘Upstairs, Downstairs,’ House’ airs on PBS “Victoria”), and others to his new home, all the so I thought I’d like to do my own version of one while falling for English governess Margaret of those shows with a twist,” Chadha said in an By Kyla Brewer Osbourne (Dakota Blue Richards, “The Golden interview on “Masterpiece’s” official website. TV Media Compass,” 2007). The enigmatic Chandrika While many of Chadha’s past films focus on (Pallavi Sharda, “Lion,” 2016) soon arrives as Indians living in England, “Beecham House” pulent period dramas have seen a resur- well and wastes no time exerting her authority turns the tables on her usual MO to explore gence in popularity in recent years, with in the house. John’s staff includes the beauti- the life of an Englishman living in India who is OTV series such as “Downton Abbey” and ful Chanchal (Shriya Pilgaonkar, “Fan,” 2016), determined to make a name for himself as a “The Crown” amassing loyal followings. Luck- the baby’s nursemaid. trader while living a quiet, peaceful life with his ily for fans of the genre, one of the U.K.’s most Combining mystery and romance with lavish family. buzzworthy period dramas has made its way sets and intricate costumes, the six-episode “Masterpiece” executive Rebecca Eaton had across the pond to rivet American audiences. miniseries was originally produced for the high praise for the miniseries in a news release Tom Bateman (“Cold Pursuit,” 2019) stars U.K.’s ITV. Director Gurinder Chadha (“Bend It announcing that it would be airing on the PBS Like Beckham,” 2002), who co-created as John Beecham, a former British soldier flagship series. “Beecham House” with her husband with a mysterious past who moves into a “I haven’t seen a series as visually sumptu- Paul Mayeda Berges (“Blinded by the mansion in Delhi in 1795 in “Masterpiece ous as ‘Beecham House’ in a long time,” she Light,” 2019) and author Shahrukh Classic: Beecham House,” said. “This is a new time and place for our audi- Husain (“In Custody”), explained airing Sunday, July 19, on ence ... India in 1795, before the Raj. There is that she came up with the idea PBS. He brings with him love and passion, too, and a storyline full of for the miniseries while work- a biracial baby, causing deepening mystery.” ing on the script for the 2017 a stir among the es- In the aforementioned interview, Chadha film “Viceroy’s House.” tate’s staff. made it clear that she was determined to film As the series un- Saiyami Kher and Tom at least part of the series in India, explaining folds, Beecham wel- Bateman in “Masterpiece that the setting couldn’t really be duplicated Classic: Beecham House” comes his overbear- anywhere else. FREE Download the BREAKING NEWS FREE TRAFFIC FREE WEATHER No matter how you read it, we deliver. app for free. FREE PHOTO GALLERIES PRINT • WEB • MOBILE APP The Honolulu Star-Advertiser app gives you PREMIUM CONTENT breaking news updates on what’s happening Sign-in or subscribe in Hawaii, the nation and around the world. PRINT REPLICA www.staradvertiser.com/download Download it today for FREE. Sign-in or subscribe JULY 19 - 25, 2020 STAR CHANNELS 2 ON DEMAND Young love ‘The Kissing Booth 2’ premieres on Netflix WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX ing a long-distance relationship, especially between artist and muse can be quite tumultu- when Noah becomes close with a college girl ous. The delicate nature of these relationships “The Kissing Booth 2” (2020) (Maisie Richardson-Sellers, “DC’s Legends of is explored when this documentary joins the Tomorrow”) and Elle befriends a handsome new Prime lineup on Sunday, July 19. “Words of One of Netflix’s most popular teen romances classmate (Taylor Zakhar Perez, “Embeds”), Love” looks specifically at the relationship be- gets a sequel when this comedy premieres causing them to question how much they really Friday, July 24, on the streamer. Joey King tween legendary Canadian singer-songwriter trust each other. All the while, Elle faces what (“Slender Man,” 2018) reprises her role as a Leonard Cohen and his muse, Marianne Ilhen. is likely the most common senior student prob- now senior Elle Evans, whose life drastically The pair met in the early ‘60s when Cohen was lem: getting into her dream college. Luckily, she changed after her summer romance with bad still just a poet and went to live on the Greek still has her best friend, Lee (Joel Courtney, boy Noah Flynn (Jacob Eldori, “Euphoria”). island Hydra, which was known for being filled “The Messengers”), his girlfriend, Rachel However, Noah is now away at Harvard while with artists. With footage from old home mov- (Meganne Young, “Black Sails”), and Mrs. Flynn Elle still has her senior year of high school ies and interviews, the film shows how their (Molly Ringwald, “Riverdale”), her pseudo-mom, ahead of her. The two struggle with maintain- relationship changed from being a carefree is- to turn to for support. land romance to more trying as Cohen discov- ered himself as a singer. Ilhen was the inspira- WHAT’S NEW ON PRIME tion behind many of Cohen’s poems and songs, though the most notable is, of course, the “Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love” 1967 hit “So Long, Marianne.” Though the pair (2019) was only together for 10 years (which seems Muses aren’t just mythical beings of creativity like simply a blip in Cohen’s illustrious career), and inspiration, sometimes they’re real people the documentary shows how their love lasted — John Lennon had Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney long after their split right up until Ilhen’s tragic Meganne Young, Joel Courtney and Joey had Linda Eastman, Kurt Cobain had Courtney death from leukemia in 2016 and Cohen’s own King in “The Kissing Booth 2” Love, I could go on and on. But the relationship death three months later. 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