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Ian McArdell

Trigger Point

Trigger Point Series 2 – itv confirm the start of filming

The Vicky McClure-led show about police bomb disposal officers was itv’s best performing drama of 2022.  ITV have announced the start of filming on a second series of Trigger Point. The show, which drew an impressive average of 9.5m viewers per episode, stars Vicky McClure. She plays Lana ‘Wash’ Washington, a bomb disposal officer who … >

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Zorro

Zorro – Disney+’s reimagining finds its showrunner

Former Game of Thrones scribe Bryan Cogman will write and executive produce the new Zorro show.  A Disney+ version of Zorro, updating the late-1950s Disney-ABC television show, has been in mooted for some time. The series has former That 70’s Show star Wilmer Valderrama lined up to star, as well as executive produce. Now, Deadline … >

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Prime Video teases the final season

Midge returns for her fifth and final run on April 14th.  With the show’s final season landing next month, Prime Video have begun the promotional push for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Here’s the synopsis for the show’s seven-episode final season: After burning bridges and being cut from tour, Midge Maisel persisted through Season Four, rebuilding … >

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Day of the Triffids stamps marking classic British cult science fiction

Amazon Studios cultivates big plans for the Triffids

John Wyndham’s 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids is to be the basis of a multiple mini-series adaptations. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon Studios have picked up the rights to the classic British science fiction novel The Day of the Triffids. The tale, which has enjoyed numerous adaptations, tells the story of an … >

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Caitlin Blackwood returns as Amelia Pond for Big Finish (updated)

A teenage Amelia encounters Missy and Leela meets Marie Curie in a new audio drama boxset for International Women’s Day – The Eighth of March: Strange Chemistry.  Updated 05/03/23: Ahead of the box set’s release this week, there’s now a trailer abroad. It gives us a first chance to hear Catlin Blackwood as the teenage … >

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The Mandalorian Season 3

The Mandalorian Season 3 – Jon Favreau speaks about keeping it fun

He also discusses Mandalorian culture and the symbolic importance of the Darksabre.  With The Mandalorian Season 3’s first episode ‘The Apostate’ now out in the wild, Film Stories have spoken to Jon Favreau about the show. It’s a great read, with interviewer Jon Moore asking the series’ showrunner about his approach to a property with such … >

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Star Trek: Discovery will conclude with Season 5

The show’s final run will not air until 2024.  Heralding the Star Trek universe’s return to television, Star Trek: Discovery landed on our screens in 2017. Now, it’s been announced that the show’s forthcoming fifth season will be its last. Initially positioned as a prequel to the adventures of Kirk, Spock and co, the show … >

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Men Up – a new BBC drama inspired by the Swansea Viagra trials

Russell T Davies executive produces the feature length Man Up with his long-time collaborator Nicola Shindler.  It was fresh information to us that early medical trials of the drug Viagra were performed in Swansea. Now, those trials have inspired a new drama, Men Up from writer Matthew Barry (Industry, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina). Men Up … >

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