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Ian McArdell

The Sandman

The Sandman – Netflix greenlights a second season

The streamer has finally confirmed a Season 2 for the Lord of Dreams.  After what has seemed like an interminable wait for such a high-profile show, Deadline have broken the news that The Sandman is getting a second season. Apparently, the confirmation came after creator Neil Gaiman quashed cancellation rumours emanating from a fake twitter … >

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Heartstopper star Joe Locke joins Agatha: Coven of Chaos

The WandaVision spinoff will centre on Kathryn Hahn’s villainous Witch.  With Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness threatening to steal the show in Marvel’s WandaVision, granting the witch her own series was a no-brainer. Agatha: Coven of Chaos, from WandaVision’s writer and executive producer Jac Shaeffer, got the go-ahead from Disney in November 2021. Now, Variety has broken … >

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ITV recommission The John Bishop Show

The stand-up and former Doctor Who star is getting a second series of his chat show.  Poor old Dan Lewis might have exited the TARDIS sharply at the start of the recent Doctor Who special, but actor John Bishop appears unaffected; the comic is returning to ITV for a second run of his Saturday night … >

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Cristin Milioti as Sarah in Palm Springs

The Penguin – Cristin Milioti will battle Colin Farrell’s villainous gangster

She is taking on The Penguin in the spin-off from Matt Reeves The Batman.  According to Deadline, HBO Max have cast Cristin Milioti (Palm Springs, Black Mirror‘s ‘USS Callister’) for their upcoming series about The Penguin. The show, spinning out of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, and starring Colin Farrell, will expand upon the story of … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – October 2022

Welcome to the Podcast Roundup for October 2022 – our favourites in the worlds of CultBox.  Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… That Gaby Roslin Podcast – Ghosts First up, the irrepressible Gaby Roslin hosts four of the writers and stars of Ghosts. As well as plenty of chat about how the … >

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House of the Dragon – George R. R. Martin talks time jumps

Could there have been even more recasting in House Targaryen?  As the dust settles on the first season of House of the Dragon and work underway on its second, author George R. R. Martin has granted us some insight behind the scenes. With the show drawn from his chronicle of Targaryen history, Fire and Blood, … >

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