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Ian McArdell

Star Trek Section 31

Star Trek: Section 31 movie – full trailer drops

Michelle Yeoh returns as the deadly Emperor Phillipa Georgiou and joins Starfleet’s Black Ops department.  Updated 08/12/24: Full trailer drops With the Star Trek: Section 31 streaming movie dropping in just over six weeks, on January 24th, 2025,  Paramount have revealed a full trailer. The one minute, 50 second promo appears to show the former … >

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Rachel Shenton

The Rumour – Channel 5 announce new thriller series for Rachel Shenton

The All Creatures’ star will be joined by Joanne Whalley, Emily Atack and Samuel Anderson.  Channel 5 are good at finding projects for established faces on the channel – look at their Jason Watkins-fronted dramas. Now, they’ve found a vehicle for one of the stars of their returning series, the bucolic All Creatures Great and … >

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SAS Rogue Heroes Series 2

SAS Rogue Heroes series two trailer & start date

The rollicking origin story of the SAS in the WWII continues with the war in Europe.  Updated 05/12/2024: The series 2 launch date confirmed. In amongst the festive blitz of programme information, it’s been announced that the mighty SAS Rogue Heroes will return to our screens on New Year’s Day 2025. The show, which switches … >

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Rivals

Rivals – the Jilly Cooper adaptation romps into season 2

Don’t pack your shoulder pads away, the exploits of Rupert Campbell-Black will continue in Rivals season 2. One of this year’s outrageous hits has been Rivals. Based on the 80’s novel by Dame Jilly Cooper, one of her series of Rutshire Chronicles, its heady mix of sex, jealousy and independent television franchises has proved a … >

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Inheritance – Sky thriller for Gugu Mbatha-Raw & Jonny Lee Miller

Sheldon Shepherd and Bel Powley also star in Inheritance.  Sky have announced a new five-part drama which looks at the legacy of colonialism in the Caribbean. The thriller comes from writer Karla Chrome (The Stranger, Screw), based on an original idea by Jefferson Bannis. Here’s the synopsis for Inheritance Claudia (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), an ambitious young … >

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Sweetpea – Sky confirms series 2

Sky have confirmed that their comedy thriller Sweetpea is coming back for a twisted second series.  The show is led by rising star Ella Purnell (Fallout, Arcane) and based on C.J. Skuse’s darkly comic cult novel. Sweetpea series 2 will see Rhiannon Lewis return with a vengeance as her killer secret continues to spiral, and … >

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Queens Gambit musical

Anya Taylor-Joy is ‘Lucky’ for Apple TV+

The star will play a young woman who was raised in a life of crime. Apple TV+ is welcoming Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) back for a second time. She’s going to lead a ‘limited series’ adaption of Marissa Stapley’s New York Times bestseller Lucky. The star has already filmed the thriller The Gorge for … >

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Jacob Elordi and Odessa Young

The Narrow Road to the Deep North – BBC picks up Jacob Elordi drama

The adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel also stars Ciarán Hinds and Odessa Young.  The BBC have acquired an adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North. The drama, from Curio Pictures (The Artful Dodger) and Sony Pictures Television, stars Jacob Elordi (Euphoria). He appears alongside Ciarán Hinds (Kin) and … >

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Playing Nice - James Norton as Pete

Playing Nice – trailer for James Norton’s new drama

Niamh Algar, James McArdell and Jessica Brown-Findlay also star in Playing Nice. Since concluding high-profile roles in Happy Valley and Grantchester, James Norton has been actively generating his own work. Forming Rabbit Track Pictures with development executive Kitty Kaletsky, one of their first productions is the thriller series Playing Nice. Ahead of a January release, … >

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