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Is Wednesday the start of a Netflix Addams Family franchise?

The streamer is mulling a spinoff from Wednesday starring Uncle Fester.  With the smash hit Wednesday on their hands, it’s natural that Netflix would consider expanding its world. This appears to be confirmed by a recent Bloomberg newsletter which suggests the streamer is entering its “franchise era” and looking to “establish a pipeline of Addams … >

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Colin Trevorrow and a Dinosaur friend

Halcyon – Colin Trevorrow to adapt Hiding in Time for Prime Video

The Jurassic World director will helm the sci-fi thriller series’ debut, based on Christopher Long’s comic mini-series. Thanks to Deadline, we’ve learned that Halcyon is in development. The show is based on the Hiding In Time comic mini-series, published across three issues by Image Comics in 20007. It’s described as a paranoid sci-fi thriller exploring the … >

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Moonflower Murders: Lesley Manville as Susan Ryeland

Moonflower Murders – first look and new cast for the Horowitz sequel

The show sees Lesley Manville and Timothy McMullan return as Susan Ryeland and Atticus Pünd. The BBC have released first look images from its upcoming adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s 2020 novel Moonflower Murders. The six-part series is a sequel to Magpie Murders, which the BBC aired earlier this year. Anthony Horowitz adapts his own novel, … >

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The Tourist Series Two

The Tourist Series Two – BBC release trailer

Jamie Dornan’s amnesiac thriller returns on New Year’s Day 2024.  Updated 18/12/23: The BBC have now revealed the Series Two trailer. Ahead of the show’s much anticipated return, and following Jamie Dornan’s appearance on Graham Norton’s sofa with Imelda Staunton, Jack Lowden and Ncuti Gatwa, there’s now a trailer for The Tourist Series Two. The … >

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Alaqua Cox as Echo

Echo – Marvel drops a new trailer titled Rampage

All five episodes of Echo drop on 9th January 2024 as a “streaming event” series.  Ahead of its launch in the New Year, Marvel Studios has released an all-action trailer for Echo. The 60-second promo gives us a taste of what to expect from the show, which follows the character of Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox), … >

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Curb Your Enthusiasm S12

Curb Your Enthusiasm to conclude with Series 12

The forthcoming 10-epsiode series ends the show’s intermittent 23-year run.  HBO have announced that the forthcoming Series 12 of Curb Your Enthusiasm is to be the show’s last. The show began in 2001, with Larry David starring as an over-the-top version of himself in a hilarious fictionalised version of his life. Curb Your Enthusiasm The … >

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Christopher Eccleston as The Ninth Doctor

Christopher Eccleston sets out his terms for a Doctor Who return

Don’t hold your breath!  As Christopher Eccleston continues to embrace Doctor Who fandom, inevitable questions come up. If you’ve ever been to a convention or signing Q&A, you’ll be familiar with then. Questions such as “What’s your favourite monster?” and “Where would you go if you had a TARDIS?” Another, naturally, is some variant of “Would … >

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Obsession – Prime Video orders series from Atomic Monster

The series is to be adapted from Catherine Ryan Howard’s best-seller 56 Days.  Prime Video has announced that it has given the greenlight to a series adaptation of the novel 56 Days, Under the title of Obsession, the show comes from James Wan’s Atomic Monster Productions. Lisa Zwerling and Karyn Usher will write and executive … >

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Star Trek Discovery logo

Star Trek: Discovery final season – new clip released

Captain Burnham and her crew will finally be with us in April 2024.  The long-awaited final run of Star Trek: Discovery lands in April next year. The phase long-awaited seems appropriate as the show’s fourth season wrapped up in March 2022. You can blame the spacing out on live-action Star Trek shows on the recent … >

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