Weekly Richard Armitage News - July 31, 2016

Berlin Station

  • Currently compiling press tour-related images in this album, will try to update as much as I can and will post a number of highlights in the sub. Not including images that are too small or that are heavily-watermarked. Sources included in the descriptions.

  • Berlin Station's dedicated site is now live and offers an explorable VR experience to viewers

  • The official release date for Berlin Station is October 16, Sunday on Epix.

  • Writer Bradford Winters tweets that the first 2 episodes will be available on multiple platforms for free: "It's official: #BerlinStation to premiere on #EPIX Sunday 10/16 @ 9:00 p.m. And multiple platforms to watch the first 2 episodes free first."

  • Richard tweeted a similar statement: ".@EpixHD BerlinStation premiere on EPIX Sunday 10/16 @ 9:00 p.m. And offering the first 2 episodes free on multiple platforms across the US"

  • Deadline.com: "‘Berlin Station’ Creator On Being Compared To ‘Homeland’: Show Depicts “Normal People With An Abnormal Job”"

  • TV Series Finale: "Berlin Station, Graves: EPIX Scripted Series to Debut in October"

  • Business Wire: "Epix Unveils Premiere Dates For Its First Slate Of Original Scripted Series: Berlin Station And Graves To Debut Back-To-Back On October 16, 2016"

  • Business Wire: "EPIX Launches First Ever Cross-Platform 360-Degree Interactive Video Experience"

  • Indiewire: "Epix CEO Mark Greenberg on Why His Channel is Getting into the Original Scripted Series Game"

  • Zimbio has a number of unwatermarked but smaller versions of photographs taken at the TCA party. Here and here.

  • Rexfeatures.com has an entire library of heavily-watermarked photos from the TCA16 event.

  • Servetus has compiled a number of production-related tweets during the press tour here.

  • Richard has been quoted by Dade Hayes and Debra Birnbaum during the press tour at #TCA16:

    1: ".@RCArmitage : Pedigree of #EPIX backers (Paramount, MGM, Lionsgate) "is all you need" to board network's first scripted original. #TCA16"

    2: ".@RCArmitage : vulnerability was draw of being in @BerlinStation -- "I knew we were going to explore someone with flaws." #TCA16"

    3: ".@RCArmitage says he signed on to #BerlinStation because of #EPIX backers: Paramount, Lionsgate, MGM. #TCA16"

  • Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) has created a tweet roundup of Berlin Station-related material during the TCA16 here on Storify. RA-related highlights below:

    1: "Richard Armitage also has a meaty role in #BerlinStation. Long teaser reel just rolled @EpixHD #TCA16"

    2: "Richard Armitage: With this character, we explore a human being who has flaws & he's stretched & challenged. #BerlinStation #TCA16"

    3: "Armitage: It's much more of an intellectual game than an action piece. #BerlinStation #TCA16"

    4: "Additional note: Richard Armitage has another excellent beard. #BeardsFTW at #TCA16 #BerlinStation"

  • Editor Philiana Ng tweeted the following during the press tour:

    1: "Talking to Richard Armitage and Michelle Forbes in an hour-ish. Then my #TCA16 is done for the day. Hooray to weekends!"

    2: "Told #RichardArmitage that #NorthandSouth was my intro to him. Seemed surprised I had seen it: "Not a lot of people have seen it over here.""

    3: "In any case, #RichardArmitage is a lovely chat. Watch @EpixHD's first scripted drama #BerlinStation this Oct!"

    4: ""We have a competence fetish. W/ this char in particular, we were going to explore a human being w/ flaws." - @RCArmitage #BerlinStation"

  • Two entertaining tweets from Candace Havens during the tour, via "Me + Richard Armitage":

    1: "I didn't run up to Richard Armitage and say...That time when John looks at her on the train in North and South...best romantic moment ever."

    2: "So I'm feeling very professional right now. But I really, really wanted to. One of my favorite film moments ever. #NorthandSouth"

  • Richard retweeted a photo from @BerlinStation and said: "Mina snaffled my Schnitzel..."

  • Richard tweeted a photo of himself below his poster and said: ".@epixpress @EpixHD @BerlinStation "October what?....16th?....First two episodesWHAT?...are you kidding me?...""

  • He's also tweeted that he's "a massive 'Homeland' fan."

  • Prior to the Press Tour, he tweeted the following about Berlin Station:

    1: "@etnow remember those trailers I was banging on about? In LA starting press, can't wait to see my friends from 'Berlin Station'"

    2: "@epixpress @BerlinStation @etnow Key theme: "Thomas Shaw"; whistleblower or threat to national security? Topical in our current climate, no?"

    3: ".@epixpress @BerlinStation This is no 'nostalgic stroll through the archive of espionage' this is about NOW!"

    4: ".@epixpress @BerlinStation Intelligence services are in new territory where technology is no longer more powerful than the people behind it."

  • [Video] Various recordings of the Snapchat session from Berlin Station: Sam S, UltraVeloce, Gomgomi03.

  • [Video] @BerlinStation: "Special message from @RCArmitage. #BerlinStation"

  • [Video] @BerlinStation: "Find out what @RCArmitage is most excited for you to see in #BerlinStation this Fall!"

  • [Video] Snapchat of Richard with Mina Tander and Rhys Ifans recorded by @RAnetdotcom

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