‘Houdini’: TV Review. Oscar winner Adrien Brody's dynamic performance brings Harry Houdini's illusions to life in History's two-night miniseries event ...

Houdini: Miniseries. 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday on the History Channel. Perhaps the greatest stunt Erich Weiss ever pulled off was that nearly 90 years after his death, his stage name, Houdini, is ...

History channel’s “Houdini” erects a cage from which even the renowned magician can’t escape: Nicholas Meyer’s misbegotten, heavy-handed, narrated-ad-nauseam script (which in terms of ...

History channel's “Houdini” could use a little more magic, but thanks to Adrien Brody, gives intriguing dimension to a man who's now mostly myth.

History channel’s “Houdini” erects a cage from which even the renowned magician can’t escape: Nicholas Meyer’s misbegotten, heavy-handed, narrated-ad-nauseam script (which in terms of ...

What if the world’s greatest magician and the creator of the world’s greatest literary detective teamed up to solve crimes? It didn’t happen when Harry Houdini met Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in ...

The legendary illusionist-escape artist Harry Houdini gets another TV portrayal (this one by Michael Weston) in Fox’s “Houdini & Doyle” (premiering May 2), which focuses on his friendship ...

I’ve learned that Sony Pictures TV has sold the 10-episode series to Fox, the UK’s ITV and Canada’s Shaw Media. Titled Houdini And Doyle, […] Continue to Deadline SKIP AD ...

What really happened: Anyone who watched the recent Houdini TV drama starring Adrien Brody on Channel 4 will know how this one was done. The rug, instead of preventing the use of a trap door, ...

‘Houdini & Doyle’: TV Review. Nothing really works or makes much sense in Fox's new show about Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle.

The History Channel’s series, “Houdini,” branches into new territory with a scripted, fictional retelling of this historic story. A scene opens on a tall bridge, a muscular yet gawky brunette man ...

On the broadcast networks, this time of year often takes on the trappings of a big garage sale. Sometimes you come across a real find in the jumble of mid-season debuts: Excellent shows like ...