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The Zygons are coming for the Earth with a 100 year plan. While only appearing in one Tom Baker story, the fantastically designed Zygons made a lasting impact on Doctor Who. So much that they returned for the show’s 50th Anniversary special – apparently because they are David Tennant’s favourite monster! While the shape changers … >
The Uncanny: Post Mortem podcast airs on BBC Two immediately after the TV episode. The inexorable blending media continues as podcasts spawn television programmes and broadcasts become podcasts. BBC News offers a good example of this – its Newscast podcast is now filmed daily for YouTube. That’s in addition to the weekly in-vision episode following … >
Adventures in the world of secondary school are coming for Motherland‘s Amanda in Amandaland. Updated 13/01/25: Samuel Anderson, Rochenda Sandall and Peter Serafinowicz join the cast at the gates of a different school. Commsioned last year, the BBC have revealed that we can expect Amandaland to land in February. The comedy follows the former alpha-mum Amanda … >
Game of Thrones star Rory McCann is reportedly taking on the late Ray Stevenson’s role as the former Jedi in Ahsoka. In 2023’s Star Wars television series Ahsoka, alongside seeing animated Star Wars: Rebels heroes in live-action, one of the most interesting characters was that of the fallen Jedi Baylan Skoll. Working for the Nightsisters, … >
Luca Marinelli stars as Benito Mussolini in the forthcoming Sky original series. Updated 10/01/25: Sky reveal a full-length trailer and the series’ premiere date It’s felt like a long time coming, but Sky have confirmed the start date for Mussolini: Son of the Century. Interestingly, the series title now includes the fascist dictator’s surname, rather … >
The Doctor, Lady Audacity Montague and Charley Pollard continue their travels in three new adventures. Matthew Jacobs was the writer tasked with reviving Doctor Who back in mid-90s. While the TV Movie he penned failed to launch a new series, it did give us Paul McGann who has become a stalwart of the Doctor’s audio … >
The streamer is mining the Disney back catalogue for inspiration again. According to news via Variety, a pilot has been ordered for Holes, based Louis Sachar’s 1998 book. To many, the story may be best known thanks to its 2003 movie adaptation from Walt Disney Pictures. Holes tells the story of Stanley Yelnats, an unlucky … >
Jack Reacher faces his biggest challenge yet. Updated 09/02/25: Prime reveal a full two-minute trailer for the new season of Reacher. We’ve known for a while that season 3 of Reacher is landing in February. The show, already commissioned for a fourth outing and with a spin-off in the works too, was Prime Video’s most viewed … >
Shiv Sheridan returns as the family face their biggest challenge yet. ITV has confirmed that its critically acclaimed comedy-drama The Dry is progressing to a third series. The show has been streamed over 8 million times across its first two runs on itvx. The Dry follows recovering alcoholic Shiv Sheridan (Roisin Gallagher) in her attempts … >
The adaptation of Erik Axl Sund’s novel also stars Katherine Kelly and Dougray Scott. Ahead of a premiere date of 16th January, Paramount+ have dropped a trailer for The Crow Girl. The show adapts the novel by Erik Axl Sund and transplanting it to a UK setting. Playing out across six hour-long episodes, the streamer … >