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Ian McArdell

The Peripheral

The Peripheral – Prime drop a first teaser for their new sci-fi drama (updated)

William Gibson’s futuristic look at mankind is coming to television, thanks to the producers of Westworld. Updated 12/10/22: Amazon Studios deliver a full trailer for The Peripheral. With the show’s debut less than a fortnight away, Prime Video have granted us a longer look into the virtual world of The Peripheral… “I thought I was … >

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BBC Radio 4 - The Witch Farm

The Witch Farm – new podcast series from BBC Radio 4

The show stars Alexandra Roach, Joseph Fiennes, Reece Shearsmith and Torchwood‘s Tom Price.  BBC Radio 4 have announced another potentially terrifying podcast. Again fronted by Danny Robins, the show comes from Bafflegab – makers of The Battersea Poltergeist and Uncanny. Using their customary blend of drama and documentary, The Witch Farm re-investigates the true story … >

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Picard Season 3 – Villains old and new revealed

The NYCC 2022 trailer gives us our first look at Amanda Plummer as Vadic.  It doesn’t seem like that long ago that we reported on the first full trailer for Star Trek: Picard Season 3, which gave us first looks at the returning ST:TNG crew. Joining Admiral Picard (Patrick Stewart), Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) … >

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Wednesday reveals its Uncle Fester at the New York Comic Com

In a glorious new trailer for the upcoming Addams show, we meet Fred Armisen as Wednesday’s Uncle Fester.  We’ve been following the build up to Netflix’s Wednesday since it was first announced, with increasing excitement at the various cast reveals. This new version of The Addams Family takes the clan’s daughter as its protagonist, following … >

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His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials – Series 3 trailer arrives

The Philip Pullman adaptation will draw to a close as it adapts ‘The Amber Spyglass’.  The long awaited third run of His Dark Materials is nearly upon us, with the BBC dropping a trailer. The show, drawn from the works of Philip Pullman has reached the final part of the trilogy; ‘The Amber Spyglass’ will … >

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The Rings of Power tops the Nielsens

The Rings of Power – the LOTR TV series could have been very different

Other ideas for The Lord of the Rings on TV included a Marvel-style, multi-series approach.  With Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power barrelling towards it’s first season finale, and filming just begin on the second, its showrunners have given an extensive interview to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s a lengthy, but … >

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Star Wars The Acolyte

Star Wars: The Acolyte is set to begin filming this month

The show takes place in the High Republic era.  With the news that Star Wars: The Acolyte is about to begin filming (Dark Horizons), we thought it was time to round up what we know about the upcoming show. The Acolyte is another live-action series bound for Disney+.  However, unlike the shows we’ve seen so far, … >

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Mayflies: Tony Curran (Tully) and Martin Compston (Jimmy)

Mayflies – first images from Martin Compston’s new BBC drama

The BBC Scotland series also stars Ashley Jensen and Tony Curran.  With filming complete, the BBC have released some images from their upcoming drama Mayflies. Based on Andrew O’Hagan’s acclaimed 2020 novel, the story has been adapted into a two-part drama. Here’s the premise for Mayflies: Everyone has a Tully Dawson – the friend who … >

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Frasier - Kelsey Grammer as Dr Frasier Crane

Frasier – the revival is commissioned for a series at Paramount+

The show will follow the enduring character of Dr Frasier Crane as he begins (another) new stage of his life.  Tossed salads and scrambled eggs anyone? The revival of Frasier has the official go-ahead for a series on Paramount+. While the number of episodes remain unconfirmed, Deadline are suggesting it may be 10. The character’s … >

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