Stranger Things creators accused of stealing show’s concept
The Duffer Brothers are being sued by director who says they stole ideas from him.
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The Duffer Brothers are being sued by director who says they stole ideas from him.
As per the announcement that was made at the end of November last year (see below), yesterday marked the day that BBC Worldwide was formally merged into BBC Studios. The name BBC Worldwide disappeared with it. It doesn’t directly affect you and us, save as to say that the entire BBC is a bit more … >
Now this is a nice surprise. The long in gestation plan to bring Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast books to the screen again looks to have got somewhere, with news of a new television project. Neil Gaiman, who was earlier trying to get a film adaptation made, is now attached to the new TV plan. He’s set … >
The casting of American Horror Story has never been shy of pulling a few surprises, and for the upcoming season eight, you can chalk up another one. Joan Collins is the latest recruit, although it’s not clear yet whether she’ll have a full role in the new season, or just a cameo appearance. The news … >
Here are all the nominees for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2018 – or, as we know them, the TV BAFTAs.
Over the past year or so, Christopher Eccleston has been far more open about his time on Doctor Who, and where things went wrong for him with the show. He’s to this point resisted doing conventions and panels since his single series in the TARDIS, and had previously given the impression of distancing himself from … >
Amongst the many new projects that Romesh Ranganathan is involved with is a new comedy series that he’s making for Sky 1. It’s called The Reluctant Landlord, and is in part based on his real-life experiences of having to take over the running of his family pub when his father died. Ranganathan has penned the … >
Last year’s big screen King Arthur movie was reportedly set to kickstart a new six-movie franchise. The relatively poor box office returns, and the less than enthusiastic critical reaction, quickly ended the chance of that happening. However, Sin City creator Frank Miller is going to pick the King Arthur mantle up next, and he’s putting … >
We already knew that, for season three of The Crown, Netflix is shuffling its casting pack. Reflecting that the new season will tell stories later in life of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Claire Foy and Matt Smith have departed the series. Olivia Colman is taking on the role of the Queen going forward. … >
If you’re looking for something to binge over the Easter weekend, then it’s come to light that Netflix is going to be adding seven – count ‘em! – series of The Great British Bake Off to its streaming service in the UK. That’s a lot of dough. These are the seven series that were done … >