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In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.
Soon to start filming
Sweetpea (2024-2026) as Rhiannon
The girl everyone overlooks might just be able to get away with murder.
Season 2 is COMING SOON!
The Scurry (2026) as Jenny
Chaos erupts at an eco-café when a horde of deranged squirrels seeks revenge on the staff and visitors, forcing two summoned pest controllers to face the onslaught.
Follows true-crime podcast enthusiast Zoe, who is unwillingly sent to Shady Pines Camp for the summer by her parents. When camp counsellor Liz doesn’t arrive for breakfast one day, counsellor Amy tells everyone she’s had to leave for a family emergency.
That Time We Met follows a new couple that discovers their unborn child is destined to save the future of humanity. The only problem is they’ve just had their first date and now they hate each other.
To return a stowaway, two courageous Viking girls go from Norway to China. Discovering secrets, becoming proficient with dragon kites, fireworks, and Kung Fu, and realising that friendship’s gifts surpass anything taken from adversaries.
Stanley Atwell returns after a decade of captivity, presumed dead. His reappearance disrupts sister Beatrice’s inheritance claim while friend Pamela exploits secrets for the family fortune. Lies unravel amid betrayal and scandal.
British actress Ella Purnell landed her first-ever television role as the lead in Starz series “Sweetbitter,” based on the novel of the same name. Purnell, who appeared in her first film at age 12, says she feels like her career “snowballed” overnight.
Photoshoots > 2018 > SET 015 – Variety
How do you select projects?
Being in this weird transition [from] child to adult in the last two years has changed the way I view roles. I have a responsibility to young women to represent them the way they should be and to represent humans and real relationships. I will no longer take anything that is damaging to society or a specific group of people.
What’s it like auditioning for roles in America?
I do self-taping from home. … I’m conscious about the amount of time I spend away from home. I have three younger brothers, and I love them to bits. I want to have a good relationship with them and my friends. It’s hard when your life is in London but your passion is abroad.
I’d love stuff that incorporates singing, but I’m not on the lookout for it. I also want to do something where I have to pick up a skill, sport, or an instrument. I love learning new things, and I especially love doing [projects] based on books or true-life stories because you get more context and you get to dig in. … I love delving into [a] world. Anything where I can do loads of homework is the best.
There have been more female coming-of-age stories recently like “Sweetbitter.” What are your favorites?
I’m only drawn to things with female protagonists. “Lady Bird,” I love. “I, Tonya” blew me away. There’s not that much out there. Everything seems to be about love when it comes to coming of age, and it’s not. There’s so much of it [that involves] your mom. A girl and her mom or a girl and her dad — their relationship is special. Leaving home, … realizing that you’re an adult and you’re breaking authority, or learning how to trust yourself rather than [being] the adaptive child who does what she’s told; that’s much more of an interesting story to watch.
Things You Didn’t Know About Ella Purnell
AGE: 21
BIRTHPLACE: London
CURRENTLY BINGEING: “The Good Place”
FAVORITE MUSICIAN: Fat Freddy’s Drop
FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: Barbados
In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.
Soon to start filming
Sweetpea (2024-2026) as Rhiannon
The girl everyone overlooks might just be able to get away with murder.
Season 2 is COMING SOON!
The Scurry (2026) as Jenny
Chaos erupts at an eco-café when a horde of deranged squirrels seeks revenge on the staff and visitors, forcing two summoned pest controllers to face the onslaught.
Follows true-crime podcast enthusiast Zoe, who is unwillingly sent to Shady Pines Camp for the summer by her parents. When camp counsellor Liz doesn’t arrive for breakfast one day, counsellor Amy tells everyone she’s had to leave for a family emergency.
That Time We Met follows a new couple that discovers their unborn child is destined to save the future of humanity. The only problem is they’ve just had their first date and now they hate each other.
To return a stowaway, two courageous Viking girls go from Norway to China. Discovering secrets, becoming proficient with dragon kites, fireworks, and Kung Fu, and realising that friendship’s gifts surpass anything taken from adversaries.
Stanley Atwell returns after a decade of captivity, presumed dead. His reappearance disrupts sister Beatrice’s inheritance claim while friend Pamela exploits secrets for the family fortune. Lies unravel amid betrayal and scandal.