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Writer Jack Thorne’s four-part drama Adolescence has been making waves for its thought-provoking look at the aftermath of a shocking murder. From Prime Ministerial comments to Netflix’s commitment to make the show available to schools, it’s another example, like Mr Bates vs The Post Office, of how television drama can make people sit up and listen. … >
The BBC have acquired the four-part German drama The Black Forest Murders for BBC Four and the iPlayer. The show combines two real-life criminal cases from 2016 in southern Baden into a gripping fictional police drama, focusing on the credible portrayal of the investigative work. Here’s the setup: A young woman is missing. After an intensive … >
River Song meets two of her husband’s best friends, Ace and Tegan, in a time-twisting four-part adventure. With her own capacity to time-travel, Professor River Song (Alex Kingston) encountered three Doctors on screen, and has met more on audio since. However, her latest adventure brings her into contact with two of the Doctor’s former travelling … >
The movie project is his feature directing debut. Written and directed by Succession creator Jesse Armstrong, Mountainhead has just finished production in Park City, Utah. The details are scant, but the film’s longline says “A group of billionaire friends get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis”. It stars Steve Carrell as Randall, … >
The series stars Jessica Raine and Damien Molony. The BBC have announced the casting for Two Weeks in August, a new drama series from writer Catherine Shepherd (Sally4Ever). The series, which it describes as “a witty and painfully relatable,” follows a group of friends who reconnect and uncover more about themselves and each other than … >
After successful run in the West End, Inside No. 9‘s Stage/Fright has announced that it is going to tour. Stage/Fright‘s time at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre has just drawn to a close after a sold out 12-week run. However, the good news is that the Olivier Award nominated show, which stars Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, is … >
The six-part story follows the stories of two notorious bounty hunters. Series of animated Star Wars shorts are quite the regular treat these days. Star Wars: Visions lets international animation houses play, while the Tales series fills in backstory on various characters. Tales of the Jedi looked at Ahsoka Tano and Count Dooku, and Tales … >
Holliday Grainger and Ambika Mod also star in The Stolen Girl. Updated 04/04/25: Series trailer lands. We’re two weeks out from the premiere of The Stolen Girl, and Disney+ have released the show’s trailer. The thriller series tells the story of a child abuction, with writer Catherine Moulton adapting Alex Dahl’s best-seller. There’s also some … >
The new streaming series sees him resurrected by the devil and given a second chance. Updated 03/04/25: The Bondsman is released. Kevin Bacon’s new television series, part supernatural horror procedural, part southern gothic family drama, drops today on Prime Video. The show sees him play the role of Hub Halloran, who is murdered and sent … >
Strange New Worlds promises more genre hopping adventures for the crew of Pike’s Enterprise. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds fans have been waiting since August 2023 for a conclusion to season two‘s ‘Hegemony’. The story saw Captain Pike and his crew come to the aid of Captain Batel and the U.S.S. Cayuga, who found themselves … >