Netflix has announced the cast for new series Department Q Currently filming in Edinburgh, Department Q is a new Netflix series based on the set of novels by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. The series is written by Scott Frank, Chandni Lakhani, Stephen Greenhorn and Colette Kane, and revolves around Carl Morck, a former top-rated detective in Edinburgh … >
In a new special, the redoubtable Philomena Cunk will seek an answer to the ultimate question. The mighty Ms Cunk has tackled Britain and Earth, so it’s only natural that her next investigation should up the ante. In her most ambitious documentary yet, Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) is seeking a definitive answer to the meaning … >
It came, it created a lot of interest, then it faded away. In Remembering Rebel Moon, we look at how reality can triumph over enthusiasm It was hard to ignore the Netflix publicity for Zack Snyder’s two-part space epic Rebel Moon. We brought you this handy guide to the first instalment, A Child of Fire and … >
The Netflix Q4 2023 earnings show the benefit of reinvention Netflix (as of Jan 23, 2024) published it’s fourth quarter 2023 results with more than a little triumph. You can read all the details here, or focus the rather more accessible Letter to Shareholders (as most commentators seem to have done). Or, you could stay … >
The former Sherlock star takes on the role of Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley. Updated 23/01/23: Netflix have dropped an atmospheric teaser. Ahead of an April release, Netflix have dropped a first glimpse of Andrew Scott (Sherlock, SPECTRE) in action as Tom Ripley. The show, adapting Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, follows its eponymous antihero … >
The Netflix series of The Gentlemen offers another slice of the world seen in Ritchie’s 2020 movie of the same name. Director Guy Ritchie loves his gangsters, doesn’t he? While he usually operates on the big screen, the director has pivoted towards streaming for his latest project. Partnering with Netflix, he’s serving up an eight-part … >
The animated Star Trek show, cancelled by Paramount+, was saved by Netflix. The story of Star Trek: Prodigy, franchise’s children-focussed animated spinoff, has been an eventful one. Launched on Nickelodeon and Paramount+, the show was a success and swiftly recommissioned. However, it later fell foul of Paramount’s cost-cutting last June. With a second season all … >
We pick six new shows coming in 2024 we think deserve your attention How to pick just six new shows to watch in 2024? Between terrestrial television and even some of the streamers, it’s not even one show each and whatever we pick will do a disservice to others. In the end we’ve chosen shows … >
2023 has been an interesting if varied year for television shows — we remember six we feel ended too soon There’s been plenty to entertain in 2023, but also disappointments. Nothing feels worse than vesting time in a show for it to be cancelled with plenty more story to come or even ending a season … >
The streamer is mulling a spinoff from Wednesday starring Uncle Fester. With the smash hit Wednesday on their hands, it’s natural that Netflix would consider expanding its world. This appears to be confirmed by a recent Bloomberg newsletter which suggests the streamer is entering its “franchise era” and looking to “establish a pipeline of Addams … >