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Ian McArdell

The Undeclared War

The Undeclared War – more details and a start date

Now we’ve recovered from that “emergency broadcast”, which introduced us to the threat of The Undeclared War (with a side-order of Prime Ministerial wish fulfilment), we’ve been able to find out a few more details about Channel 4’s upcoming thriller. First up, we have a quote from series creator Peter Kosminsky on what the show … >

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Pearl Mackie heads to Netflix to join The Diplomat

The political thriller stars Keri Russell with Rufus Sewell, Rory Kinnear and Celia Imrie.  Former Doctor Who star Pearl Mackie, who played Bill Potts opposite Peter Capaldi, is proving that Doctor Who continues to be terrific launchpad for a wider career. The Brixton born actor, who joined the show from a production of The Curious … >

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Starstruck – Rose Matafeo’s comedy scores a third run

The mismatched tale of a civilian dating a movie star continues in Starstruck.   The BBC have confirmed that Rose Matafeo will be bringing her romcom back for a third series. Starstruck, which airs on BBC Three, stars Matafeo as Jessie, a New Zealander living in London who becomes romantically involved with a movie star. The … >

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Ghostbusters is getting two new animations – a movie and a Netflix show

Sony are developing two new animated Ghostbusters projects.  Ghostbusters Day, June the 8th, revealed a couple of big announcements for the franchise. With renewed interest, sparked by the success of 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the spook hunting is heading back to cartoon territory. This comes relatively hot on the heels of confirmation that a fifth live-action film … >

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A League of Their Own – Amazon Studios drops a teaser and start date

The series adapts Penny Marshall’s much-loved 1992 baseball movie.  Amazon Studios have delivered a first-look trailer for A League of Their Own, their upcoming series about women’s baseball in the 1940s. The original 1992 movie fictionalised the story of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. A worldwide hit, directed by Penny Marshall, its cast … >

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