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Tony Jones

Madame Xanadu

Madame Xanadu series being developed for HBO Max

HBO Max is reported as developing new series Madame X based on the character Madame Xanadu from DC comics The project is from writer Angela Robinson, who also worked on other HBO series Hung and True Blood. More relevant, perhaps, she also has her own DC Comics series, Web. Who is Madame X? There’s a lot of … >

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The Larkins cast — Peter Davison joins the cast

The Larkins cast to include Peter Davison and others

The Larkins cast has been expanded and now includes Peter Davison as the Vicar ITV has given us extensive The Larkins cast details, and it’s extensive (as is the Larkin family). They join Bradley Walsh (Pop Larkin), Joanna Scanlan (Ma Larkin), Sabrina Bartlett (Mariette Larkin) and Tok Stephen (Charley Charlton). As well as Peter Davison (the Vicar), we … >

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The Portable Door

The Portable Door starts filming in Australia and reveals cast

Sam Neill plus all-star ensemble cast join Christoph Waltz, Patrick Gibson and Sophie Wilde in upcoming Sky Original fantasy adventure The Portable Door Sam Neill (Peter Rabbit, Jurassic Park) joins Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, No Time to Die) and Patrick Gibson (The OA, Tolkien) to star in the new fantasy-adventure-comedy feature The Portable Door, adapted from … >

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Channel 4 HQ

Channel 4 to be privatised? What is the channel’s future?

Channel 4 has good results for last year, but the government is considering privatisation. Is change inevitable? We’ve reported often on changes afoot at the BBC as it responds to declining audience and the rise of digital services. This week focus has turned to Channel 4, the other public service, though advertising funded, unlike the … >

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The Watch

The Watch comes to BBC from BBC America this July

The BBC has acquired The Watch from BBC Studios, a high-concept drama inspired by characters created by Sir Terry Pratchett, and is bringing it to BBC iPlayer as a box set The Watch follows an unlikely group, The City Watch, who are forced to find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in … >

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