BBC America has released the first trailer for the new season of Orphan Black. The sci-fi conspiracy thriller returns in the US next month with ten new episodes. > Buy Season 3 on DVD on Amazon. The official synopsis reads: “Season 4 will see leader-of-the-pack, Sarah, reluctantly return home from her Icelandic hideout to track … >
YA author Patrick Ness has revealed that writing BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off Class is “so rewarding”. Set in contemporary London at the fictional Coal Hill School, the eight-part series is due to begin filming soon. Ness tweeted yesterday: “Been a fun couple days. Some very cool things brewing for Class. So excited!” He … >
Spectre star Ben Whishaw’s new drama London Spy will launch in the US on BBC America this week. Created and written by Tom Rob Smith (Child 44), the five-part romantic thriller series tells the story of a chance romance between two people from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, … >
Peter Capaldi has revealed that he hasn’t yet been invited to be in BBC Three’s upcoming Doctor Who spin-off, Class. Set in contemporary London at the fictional Coal Hill School, the eight-part series by acclaimed YA author Patrick Ness is due to begin filming soon. Asked if he’ll be appearing in Class as the Doctor, … >
It’s been confirmed that Class, BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off, will air in the US on BBC America. Set in contemporary London at the show’s Coal Hill School, the eight 45-minute episodes will commence filming in and around Wales soon. Class will begin on BBC America later this year, Variety reports. The official synopsis … >
One of Orphan Black’s favourite twists to pull off is the reveal that there’s yet another layer to what it has been telling us is the complete picture. It’s done this a couple of times over, which makes it all the more impressive that it continues to work so damn effectively. Admittedly, here it’s peeling back a layer … >
After the dramatic events at the Castor compound in the sixth episode, the seventh feels like it was definitely designed as a breather. It’s a pacy episode with a lot of racing around and a lot of focus on Alison’s storyline, but it never intends to get you to be too worried that anything big is going … >
Before this point, Orphan Black has been a show that is happy to subject its central characters to all kinds of emotional pain and agony, but it has not been a show that has pulled the trigger on killing anybody in a main role. Of course, there are many shows where this is not necessary, but arguably this one … >
In its third and fourth instalments, the third season of Orphan Black puts a great deal of its focus on Mark. Developing this character is important, as we already know and feel like we at least slightly understand him, and to some degree it’s going to be an uphill battle getting to know the other male clones as they … >
After the bombshell ending to the second season of Orphan Black revealed the existence of a line of male clones, Season 3’s opener, ‘The Weight of This Combination’, doesn’t take long to start introducing us to them more formally. The Castor clones are, unfortunately, not as immediately distinctive or enjoyable to watch as the originals though, and … >