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Free for one week to celebrate The Avengers at 60 is Big Finish audio adaptation of The Norse Code As we’ve reported already, the cult British show The Avengers is 60 this very week (see our story on the STUDIOCANAL celebration event here). As we mentioned in that article, The Avengers has been recently revived on audio by Big … >
Kenneth Branagh will play Boris Johnson in This Sceptred Isle a limited five-part drama charting the events of the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK Sky has announced a new limited drama series, which will air on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW TV. It’s being made by Freemantle, Passenger and Revolution Films. BAFTA and Emmy award-winning actor Kenneth … >
STUDIOCANAL is hosting an online event on January 29 to show classic episodes and discuss The Avengers at 60 In 1961, ABC television company brought The Avengers to our screens (black and white as they were) for an espionage thriller starring Ian Hendry as Dr David Keel and one Patrick Macnee as John Steed. The series … >
A Discovery of Witches s2 came to Sky on January 8 and excelled in terms of audience A Discovery of Witches, the show set in a magical version of Elizabethan London, launched its second series on January 8. The launch episode on Sky One achieved a cumulative 7 day audience of 1.79m, making it Sky’s … >
The hunt for the next Game of Thrones continues at HBO as early consideration is given to Dunk and Egg Variety (among others) is reporting (here) on the early development of ideas around a prequel to Game of Thrones. The next step for HBO after the conclusion of eight series of GoT is becoming a saga in its own … >
A second trailer for Superman and Lois focusses very much (at the start) on them as people and newly weds and it’s back to Smallville to set up home and then raise a family As we noted in December (here) season 1 of Superman and Lois starts (in the US at least) on February 23. Still no detail … >
In news that will surprise nobody who has seen the show, Bridgerton season 2 has been confirmed and will focus on Anthony Bridgerton Given the critical reception and popularity, it’s no surprise Bridgerton has been renewed and goes into production in spring 2021. Can it make a Christmas Day 2021 release? We aren’t sure but we hope so! … >
20th Century Fox (now part of Disney) released the Book of Life in 2014 and subscribers will soon be able to enjoy this charming Mexican folklore tale The UK (along with Australia, Canada and New Zealand) are getting The Book of Life this Friday January 22, while US viewers have to wait until Friday February 19. The … >
A new London location for Troubador Theatres promises a boost to the local economy and demonstrates the long-term health of the industry in the UK It’s a confusing time for the film and television industry. We’ve spent some time recently looking at various economic indicators, including deals such as Sky and STUDIOCANAL, the European growth of Netflix and the vast … >
It’s not a programme about Kylie Minogue, but a series of programmes for iPlayer. From Adam Curtis, Can’t Get You Out of My Head is billed as An Emotional History of the Modern World Can’t Get You Out of My Head tells the story of how we got to the strange days we are now … >