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The Line of Duty creator’s company HTM Television eyes the US TV market with its multi-year first look deal. Jed Mercurio and his partner at HTM Jimmy Mulville have struck a ‘first-look’ deal with 20th Television. With hit shows such as Bodyguard and the all-conquering Line of Duty behind him, Mercurio is seemingly looking to … >
The Fourth and Eleventh Doctors are immortalised in ursine form to support the BBC’s annual charity event. Like Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant before them, Tom Baker and Matt Smith are becoming Pudsey Bears. Pudsey is the mascot for the BBC’s annual telethon, which raises funds to help children and young people. Their mission is … >
Mackenzie Crook’s latest scarecrow adventure will also star Toby Jones in six roles. Over the past couple of years, the new incarnation of Worzel Gummidge has been quite the hit at CultBox Towers. It’s one of those delightful programmes that brings the whole family together, so we’re thrilled to see three more films. This week’s … >
The Algerian-French actress will play a woman “with a mysterious past”. Deadline have broken the news that Sofia Boutella (Star Trek: Beyond, Kingsman: The Secret Service) has been cast in Zack Synder’s new sci-fi movie. Rebel Moon is Zack Snyder’s first project to fall under the director’s new ‘first look partnership’ with the streamer, through … >
The author and broadcaster investigates historical battles of ‘the culture wars’. Radio 4 have announced a new series from Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test and The Men Who Stare at Goats. In Things Fell Apart, he will track down the people involved in some of the defining battles that have raged across cultural … >
The Third Doctor Adventures Volume 8 sees two new four-parters for Tim Treloar as the Doctor. Conspiracy in Space sees a return for the Draconians in a follow-up to the 1973 tale Frontier in Space. Meanwhile, The Devil’s Hoofprints finds the Doctor and Sarah back in the 19th century for a monstrous encounter. The Eve … >
St. Christopher, the former Doctor Who star’s debut record is set out on 19th November. The multi-talented actor Peter Capaldi, who is also an Oscar winning director, has created an album during lockdown. A Glasgow School of Art graduate, he was once in a band named ‘Dreamboys’ with actor and presenter Craig Ferguson. However, as … >
She will appear with the previously announced Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins and David Oyelowo. In news broken by Deadline, veteran actress Dame Harriet Walter has been announced to join the cast of Wool. The upcoming Apple TV+ series, based on Hugh Howey’s bestselling dystopian trilogy already has an impressive cast, including Rashida Jones and Common. … >
Production has begun on the second run of the show based on the Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman novel. It was way back in June when the surprise second season of Good Omens was announced. Now Amazon Studios have released a new image to confirm filming has begun. If there were any doubt, David Tennant … >
Spinning out of The Mandalorian, we finally get a look at the fan favourite’s own show. The first trailer for the much-anticipated Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett has landed. As we discussed when the show gained it’s 29th December launch date, the story will follow Fett (Temuera Morrison) and his ally Fennec Shand … >