The Flash: filming postponed until autumn 2019

Disaster continues to strike the long in gestation adaptation of The Flash as its early 2019 production start date has been pushed back to late 2019 or potentially 2020, it’s been revealed… As we previously reported Kiersey Clemons confirmed that filming has always been planned to start in 2019 but that start date was said to be … >

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BBC’s Les Misérables: first pictures revealed

The BBC have given us our first look at their forthcoming adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Misérables – although no singing this time around… In the jazzy new photos we see Olivia Colman as Madame Thénardier, Adeel Akhtar as Monsieur Thénardier, Josh O’Connor as Marius, David Oyelowo as Javert, Dominic West as Jean Valjean, and Ellie … >

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Agatha Raisin will return to Sky, after all

Here’s an odd piece of news: despite the fact that Sky One cancelled Agatha Raisin after one series and a movie, way back in January, the show’s second series is now all set to air on Sky One. This bizarre bit of backpedalling was made possible by Acorn TV. 

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Breeders: Martin Freeman to star in parenting comedy

After having a rough go of it in Sherlock, Martin Freeman is set to star in a new comedy about the ups and downs of parenting from Veep‘s Simon Blackwell and Chris Addison, it’s been announced. The series is described in the official press bumf as one that “exposes the parental-paradox that it is possible, in the very … >

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Iron Fist cancelled after two seasons

Marvel and Netflix have opted to cancel Iron Fist, bringing the superhero series to an end rather than ordering a third season. The show, which saw Finn Jones’ Danny Rand mixing ninja skills with business meetings, is the first Marvel/Netflix collaboration to be definitively ended.

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Transparent: Amazon drama to end with a feature-length musical

Jill Soloway, creator of Amazon’s awards darling, Transparent has announced that the series will end in the form of an all-singing, all-dancing musical… Soloway was speaking to The New York Times when they announced that a two-hour musical will serve as the last hurrah for the series, which previously announced its fifth and final series. How the … >

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