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Ian McArdell

Dead Boy Detectives

Dead Boy Detectives cancelled at Netflix

The streamer’s fickle finger of fate calls time on the Dead Boy Detectives.  Variety are reporting that Dead Boy Detectives won’t be returning for a Season 2. The series based on Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner comics, and based in the world of The Sandman, debuted on Netflix back in April 2024. Despite broadly positive … >

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One Piece anime – BBC iPlayer picks up all 10 sagas

All 1085 episodes of the One Piece anime are coming to the BBC before the end of 2024.  The BBC have announced that it’s acquired the rights to over 1000 episodes of the legendary anime series One Piece. It’s the first time the dubbed versions of the series have been available in the UK The … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – August 2024

Here’s our August 2024 Podcast Roundup – what we’ve been listening to in the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, our picks this month are… Films To Be Buried With – David Morrissey Actor David Morrissey, who’s currently starring in the sitcom Daddy Issues, talks to Brett Goldstein about his love of film. It’s … >

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Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor

Doctor Who: Matthew Jacobs writes an 8th Doctor audio drama

The writer of the Doctor Who TV movie contributes a script to the upcoming audio box set Deadly Strangers. Matthew Jacobs’ connection to Doctor Who goes back to his childhood. His father Anthony Jacobs appeared opposite William Hartnell in ‘The Gunfighters’ and he has memories of a set visit. Fast-forwarding to 1996, with script credits … >

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The Beast in Me stars Matthew Rhys & Claire Danes

Matthew Rhys joins Claire Danes for ‘The Beast in Me’

The pair will appear together in a new Netflix “limited series.”  Netflix have confirmed that Matthew Rhys has joined its upcoming series The Beast in Me, starring Claire Danes. The series, from creator Gabe Rotter, is about an author who discovers that a suspected killer is her new neighbour. Welsh actor Matthew Rhys is best … >

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Taskmaster

Taskmaster Series 18 start date confirmed

The contestants for Taskmaster Series 18 are Babatunde Aléshé, Jack Dee, Rosie Jones, Emma Sidi & Andy Zaltzman.  News has landed that the mighty Taskmaster returns imminently for its 18th series. The popular celebrity challenge show, lorded over by Greg Davies, with little Alex Horne, is back at Channel 4 on September 12th. The new run … >

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Starfleet Academy

Starfleet Academy series – filming begins

The YA skewed series is set in the 32nd Century, after the events of Star Trek: Discovery.  With the full cast revealed via StarTrek.com, production is now underway on the Starfleet Academy series. The new intake of cadets includes Kerrice Brooks, Bella Shepard, George Hawkins, Karim Diané, Zoë Steiner and Sandro Rosta. They’ll be under … >

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Out of the Dust cas with clapperboard: Molly Windsor, Asa Butterfield, Christopher Eccleston, Siobhan Finnerhan & Fra Free

Out of the Dust – Netflix announce new psychological thriller series

The drama stars Asa Butterfield, Molly Windsor, Christopher Eccleston, Siobhan Finneran and Fra Free.  Netflix have revealed details of their upcoming thriller Out of the Dust, from writer Julie Geary (Intergalactic). The six-part series promises to take us behind the doors of a controversial religious sect, with Molly Windsor playing Rosie – a young woman … >

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