The Ipcress File – ITV wants to reach beyond their standard viewer

The channel hopes their high budget adaptation can compete with the streaming services.  With their version of The Ipcress File confirmed as part of their winter season, itv’s Director of Programmes Kevin Lygo has been talking about the show at a recent press launch. The channel’s adaptation of the 1962 spy novel, made famous by … >

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Wool – Harriet Walter joins the cast of Apple TV+’s dystopian drama

She will appear with the previously announced Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins and David Oyelowo.  In news broken by Deadline, veteran actress Dame Harriet Walter has been announced to join the cast of Wool. The upcoming Apple TV+ series, based on Hugh Howey’s bestselling dystopian trilogy already has an impressive cast, including Rashida Jones and Common. … >

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Happy Valley series 3 – the show is returning for a final run

Sally Wainwright’s BAFTA award winning drama stars Sarah Lancashire as Sergeant Catherine Cawood. The BBC have announced that there will be a third series of Happy Valley, their hard hitting police drama, to be comprised of six episodes. As well as Sarah Lancashire, both James Norton and Siobhan Finneran are confirmed as reprising their roles; … >

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A Discovery of Witches – Series 3 trailer drops

Set to debut in January 2022, the show promises “an epic conclusion” to the trilogy. The final series of the fantasy drama A Discovery of Witches is adapted from The Book of Life (the third novel in writer Deborah Harkness’ All Souls Trilogy), and it looks as though we can expect an all out war … >

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Tales of the Walking Dead – a further spin-off show commissioned

AMC have confirmed another expansion of its undead story universe with a 6 part anthology series for 2022. First announced as in development last September, Tales of the Walking Dead promises to focus on both new and existing characters around the world of the original series, with “stand-alone episodes and engaging original stories”. Channing Powell, … >

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