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Ian McArdell

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The Mandalorian Season 3 official trailer lands

Mandalorians, Jedis and old friends abound in The Mandalorian Season 3 trailer.  With the series landing on March 1st, the official trailer for Season 3 of The Mandalorian dropped last night. Amid a US Football clash, it was heralded by a gorgeous new poster. Here’s the trailer for Season 3: The journeys of the Mandalorian … >

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There She Goes

There She Goes – Tennant & Hynes sitcom returns for a special

The BBC have announced that a special episode of There She Goes has begun filming.  The comedy stars David Tennant and Jessica Hynes as Simon and Emily Yates, the frazzled parents of Rosie who has a rare chromosomal disorder. It has been off our screens since the end of its second series in 2020. Originally … >

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The Mandalorian Season 3 – poster drops ahead of today’s trailer

The Mandalorian Season 3 trailer lands today!  Ahead of its March 1st premiere, the trailer for the long-awaited third season of The Mandalorian arrives today. We enjoyed a teaser trailer back in September, which was released at the D23 Expo, but this should be the real deal with the series launch so close. In fact, … >

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Poker Face – teaser & date for Natasha Lyonne’s starry mystery series (updated)

She knows when you’re lying… Updated 16/01/22: Thanks to the Television Critics Association press tour, there’s a new trailer for Poker Face. Creator Rian Johnson and star Natasha Lyonne have been speaking about their upcoming crime solving show, as reported in Deadline. Johnson has been discussing the challenge of creating a series, a task he … >

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Torchwood: Double Part 1 audio review

It’s another new era for Torchwood, as 1970s head Roberta Craven deals with an oily Auton threat Since landing on audio in 2015, Big Finish has been industriously filling out the Torchwood timeline past and future. However, the closest we’ve come to the 1970s is ‘The Dollhouse’, a one-off Charlie’s Angels inspired tale based in … >

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Alien Covenant

The Alien tv series is in pre-production

The Alien prequel show, from writer Noah Hawley, is expected to land soon.  With FX boss John Landgraf at the Television Critics Association press tour this week, we’ve heard an update on the highly anticipated Alien tv series. The show, led by Noah Hawley (Legion, Fargo), is in pre-production and set to follow on after the … >

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Michelle Yeoh

Star Trek Section 31 spinoff is still in development

Conversations are ongoing for the show with Michelle Yeoh’s Emperor Phillipa Georgiou.  Thanks to streaming and the advent of Paramount+, the Star Trek universe has expanded impressively in the past few years. However, it seems that there’s still hope for a “Section 31” television series. The prospective show would feature Michelle Yeoh as the mirror … >

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Sony Pictures Television plans Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon series

Producer Jason Ning is behind a new adaptation of the original source material.  Deadline have broken news that a series adaptation of the Wang DuLu’s Crane Iron Pentalogy is in the works. Elements of the five books made it to the big screen in 2000 as Ang Lee’s stunning Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The celebrated … >

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The World Tree – Doctor Who Short Trips audio review

For the last seven years, Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish have honoured the memory of their late colleague Paul Spragg with a scriptwriting competition. The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity invites submissions from new writers, with the winner chosen to be developed into a short story which is released, for free, each December. … >

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Sex Education’s Aimee Lou Wood to star in Cabaret

The actor joins Cabaret as Sally Bowles, opposite John McCrea as the Emcee.  Aimee Lou Wood, best known for her role in Netflix’s Sex Education, is heading back to the West End. While the star has preciously appeared in Uncle Vanya, this time she’ll be singing and dancing as Sally Bowles, the role made famous … >

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