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Blue Lights

Blue Lights — your guide to the newest BBC police drama

Blue Lights is the newest police drama for the BBC, coming to BBC One on Monday March 27 — here’s everything you need to know Ahead of Monday’s transmission on BBC One (including Northern Ireland), the BBC has released a guide to the show, including numerous interviews with cast and creators. Here’s the low-down on … >

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Rise of the Pink Ladies — Grease prequel series coming to Paramount+ (updated)

Prequel series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies sets an April start date. Updated 10/03/23: The countdown the Grease prequel series continues with a very familiar song. With Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies less than a month away, streamer Paramount+ are amping up the excitement. They’ve released their own spin on the movie’s famous … >

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Lockwood and Co — season 2 update

Lockwood and Co — season 2 update

In our Lockwood and Co — season 2 update we assess the chances of a renewal. It’s not looking good… A month ago, we were pleased with the early numbers for Lockwood and Co — not stellar, but solid. Now we’ve had a few weeks and we can see how the show performed over its first … >

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Lockwood & Co

Lockwood & Co — will there be a season 2?

Lockwood & Co is yet another Netflix YA supernatural series — has this one got what it takes to survive? Netflix has a habit of cancelling shows after one or two seasons, often to the bemusement of fans. With yet another series arriving, why should fans watch Lockwood & Co if it might not make it to … >

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Inside No 9 — On the Buses

Inside No. 9 goes On the Buses

Inside No.9 cast details for series 8 as well as a first look image… On the Buses anyone? The BBC has revealed cast details for Inside No. 9 series 8. Our curiosity was more aroused by the first look image: for fans of a certain vintage (including some of us at CultBox) the red bus and … >

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Lockwood & Co

Lockwood & Co — everything you need to know

Can Lockwood & Co become the next Wednesday for Netflix — we explain what the new show is all about Released today on Netflix (8 am UK time is our expectation), Lockwood & Co is the latest supernatural YA series coming to Netflix. We have a sense it might just appeal to fans of Wednesday (don’t expect … >

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Extraordinary

Extraordinary, the new Disney superhero show is already go for season 2

Superhero show Extraordinary comes to Disney+ today and a second season has the greenlight New on Disney+ today, Extraordinary is already greenlit for a second run as reported by Deadline. Written by Emma Moran and produced by Sid Gentle (Killing Eve), the news was announced at the show’s launch night in London. What’s Extraordinary about and who’s … >

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Foundation season 2

Foundation season 2 — Apple drops a sneak peek trailer

Apple TV+ has dropped a sneak peek trailer for its well regarded Foundation season 2 Apple TV+ brought season 1 of Foundation back in September 2021. The show was quickly given a second season, but since then little official news. This all changed with the release of the following sneak peek trailer: While it spends a lot … >

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Glass Onion makes the Netflix all time Top 10 on its second week

New Netflix crime film Glass Onion is already in the Top 10 list with plenty of time to go higher Glass Onion, the Rian Johnson sequel to Knives Out, starring Daniel Craig is already pulling in a decent audience, and the Netflix data for December 26 – January shows just how large that is. As they say in … >

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1899 cancelled

1899 — Netflix cancels popular show after just one season

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 … >

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