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Intriguing show 1899 has been cancelled by Netflix despite good audience figures and review — we consider the reasons Coming to Netflix late 2022, 1899 was much anticipated given its pedigree — created by Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar who previously gave us the hit show Dark. According to Netflix own data for global viewing of English … >
The Cultbox Collection — ten shows coming in 2023 to add to your list of viewing resolutions New Year means plenty of posts looking back on 2022 and forward to the year ahead. At the Cultbox Christmas Dinner, we put the names of the dozens of TV programmes we’re looking out for in 2023 onto … >
Netflix 2022 — a year of financial angst and some great shows. We consider the highlights There were times in 2022 when Netflix seemed to have lost its mojo. Since then things have improved. Several great shows have graced us with their presence. Other streamers (particularly Disney) had their own problems. As the year draws … >
No longer Superman and leaving The Witcher, we learn Henry Cavill is to star in and EP Warhammer 40K for Prime Video It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Henry Cavill. He passed on the role of Geralt in The Witcher for the next Superman film, then lost that role only a couple of days ago. While the … >
The BBC has revealed Ghosts series 5 will arrive in 2023 Here’s the announcement from Jon Petrie, Director of Comedy, BBC: We are thrilled to announce a fifth series of this modern British Comedy masterpiece. Ghosts continues to go from strength to strength and the BBC couldn’t be more grateful for the amount of laughter … >
Ahead of the second (and final) season, Prime Video has released some first look images for Carnival Row Prime Video debuted first-look images from the second and final season of the fantasy-drama Carnival Row. The series, starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, will return February 17 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world. … >
Henry Cavill has lost the role of Superman — what does this mean for the actor who recently announced he is leaving The Witcher? Widely reported (including by Deadline), Henry Cavill is no longer playing Superman in future films. While superhero recastings are commonplace (eg Spiderman), and many actors have played the Kryptonian (eg in … >
Ginny and Georgia season 2 comes to Netflix in January — you can watch the trailer now It’s been eighteen months since we heard of the renewal of ratings hit Ginny and Georgia, and while we thought the show might return this year, it’s set to lead the way in 2023 with a January 5 arrival. … >
The latest Netflix stats show Wednesday crosses the billion hours viewed mark on its third week Here at Cultbox we’ve been impressed by the audience figures for Wednesday, and now we learn the show has already crossed the billion hours viewed mark. The latest Netflix Top 10 feature gives some good perspective, which won’t stop us … >
Quantum Leap gets a season 2 from NBC With the customary complaint we still can’t (legitimately) watch season 1 here in the UK, we at Cultbox were still very pleased to read of a second season for Quantum Leap. Considering how many shows have been cancelled recently, this is good news indeed. The story broke on Deadline, here’s … >