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Ian McArdell

Ryan Kiera Armstrong as Fern in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

The Buffyverse series finds its new slayer: Ryan Kiera Armstrong

Sarah Michelle Gellar took to social media to announce her new co-star.  Work is progressing on the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer project – be it revival, reboot or sequel series (makers Hulu currently catchily refer to it as the “Untitled Buffyverse Pilot”). Regardless of the name, we know it will star Sarah Michelle Gellar … >

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds fixes its season 3 launch date

Strange New Worlds promises more genre hopping adventures for the crew of Pike’s Enterprise.  Updated 16/05/25: Season 3 launch date confirmed! A touch earlier than expected, Paramount+ have revealed the start date for the new run of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The 10-part series kicks off with a double-episode premiere on Thursday, July 17th 2025. … >

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Ironheart – trailer for the forthcoming Disney+ series

The show follows Black Panther: Wakanda Forever‘s Riri Williams.  With a triple-episode premiere fixed for June 24th 2025, or 25th in the UK, Marvel have revealed a full trailer for Ironheart. Long in production due the the impact of the Hollywood strikes, the series stars Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, who was first introduced to … >

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey)

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is set for a 2026 airing

The Game of Thrones prequel series follows the story of Ser Duncan the Tall and his diminutive squire Egg.  Updated 15/05/24: A longer wait for the Dunk & Egg adaptation. In the long wait between seasons of House of the Dragon – season 2 concluded in August 2024 and season 3 is currently in production, … >

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Red Eye – ITV confirm the series 2 cast

With filming now underway, itv unveil the cast list (and not much else) about the new series of Red Eye. While Jing Lusi returns as DS Hana Li, Martin Compston joins her for the thriller’s second run. This makes sense as the story of Richard Armitage’s Dr Matthew Nolan felt complete. Story details remain under … >

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Fallout – Amazon confirm season 3 in the works

When Fallout, Prime Video’s adaptation of the post-apocalyptic video game debuted to rave reviews, a second season was promptly ordered.   According to the streamer, the show’s first season has so far has accumulated more than 100 million viewers worldwide. Now, with that second run still months away, there’s news that Amazon MGM’s faith extends … >

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Spider-Noir – first look at the live-action Nicolas Cage series

The actor reprises his role from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.  2018’s animated movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse provided a kaleidoscopic breath of fresh air to the superhero genre. As well as introducing us to Miles Morales and Spider-Gwen, we memorably met a variety of alt-universe Spider heroes. Who can forget Spider-Ham? Now, long in gestation, … >

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The Horne Section series 2: The Horne Section TV Show are: Alex Horne (band leader), Joe Auckland (trumpet and banjo), Mark Brown (saxophone and guitar), Will Collier (bass), Ben Reynolds (drums and percussion) and Ed Sheldrake (keyboards)

The Horne Section TV Show – series 2 start date

He might be best-known as the inventor of Taskmaster, but “Little” Alex Horne also leads his own musical comedy sitcom.  The Horne Section has been a going concern since 2010. Led by Alex Horne, the comical music troop have appeared at the Edinburgh Festival and popped up intermittently on Channel 4. They’ve also released three … >

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Big Finish announce 10th year of The Paul Spragg Memorial Writers’ Opportunity

The annual competition spotlights new talent in memory of the late Big Finish staff member Paul Spragg. Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish Productions have opened submissions for their annual Paul Spragg Memorial Writers’ Opportunity. Since 2016, the process has generated a series of memorable tales which are released for free to listeners. Now in its … >

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