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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 … >
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 … >
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, … >
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 … >
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 … >
The Game of Thrones and Ted Lasso star will play the seductive and vengeful Lady Bellaston. Updated 04/10/22: Thanks to MASTERPIECE, we’ve a first look at Hannah Waddingham in costume for Tom Jones. As we anticipate the itv adaptation – having loved writer Gwyneth Hughes’ take on Vanity Fair for the broadcaster – we’re thrilled … >
The second run of the new look Leverage arrives on November 16th. Back in December we were thrilled to see that the revival of Leverage, the heist series which ran on TNT from 2008 – 2012, had scored a recommission. Now dubbed Leverage: Redemption, the show has continued its format of Robin Hood style antics; … >
“Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.” Updated 04/10/22: The wider cast list for Archie includes Harriet Walter, Ian McNeice and Jason Watkins. With work progressing on Archie, ITV’s upcoming Cary Grant biopic, the broadcaster has revealed some of the drama’s cast list. We already know that Jason Issacs is … >
From Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, the show tells the creation story of the elite special forces unit. It feels like SAS Rogue Heroes has been a long time coming. With the show’s first teaser dropping back in April, we’re still only as the “coming soon” stage. However, the BBC have just delivered a belter … >
David Tennant had a very productive lockdown… but is this the last of his Tenth Doctor efforts for now? While the pandemic was catastrophic for the creative arts, it did produce a few unexpected surprises. One such ray of light in dark times was the sudden availability of David Tennant to audio producers Big Finish. … >