It looks very much as though filming has now begun on the eagerly-awaited new BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials. Based on the Philip Pullman book, the new adaptation stars James McAvoy, Dafne Keen and Clarke Peters. It had been revealed that filming was to head to Oxford city centre this month, but the first … >
DC Entertainment will launch its own superhero-stuffed streaming service very soon, and today we have some fresh details to share on exactly what this new online platform will entail. Sadly, we’ve also learned that this emergent online portal for DC fans will launch in the USA before anywhere else. The streaming service appears to be … >
ITV has given us a glimpse at some of its big upcoming dramas, courtesy of a brand trailer showcasing the broadcaster’s autumn slate of shows. There’s a bunch of interesting stuff in here. Of particular interest are Strangers, the new conspiracy mystery starring John Simm. Furthermore, there’s a look at the upcoming drama Butterfly. This … >
Lord Julian Fellowes, the creator of Downton Abbey, has said that The Crown season 2 was “unfair” to His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Speaking on the Katie Couric Podcast, Fellowes chatted in a fair bit of detail about his thoughts and feelings surrounding The Crown, and the general practice of writing dramas about living people. … >
Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons and Futurama, is bringing a brand new animated series to Netflix. It’s called Disenchantment, and it takes place in a fantasy version of the past. Riffing on the fact that Groening has now set one show each in the present, the future and the past, here’s the first Disenchantment teaser trailer to whet your … >
Community, a cult classic sitcom with a star-studded cast, is heading to All 4. All six seasons of the show, which came to an end in 2015, will arrive on Channel 4’s online streaming service – formerly known as 4OD – in two chunks over the summer. The “first few” seasons of Community will arrive on All … >
Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Terry Crews has given his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, over in the USA, on the topic of sexual abuse in Hollywood. Crews, along with many others in the past year, has blown the whistle against abusive behaviour. Crews recalled an incident from 2016, where he was abused by Hollywood producer Adam Venit: … >
Following hot on the heels of the first Luther series 5 trailer, here’s another piece another piece of news pertaining to the crime drama’s return: it’s been announced that Hermione Norris will be joining the cast of Luther for its fifth run. Norris – who has previously appeared in Spooks, Cold Feet and many more popular series – will … >
Lost In Space season 2 has made Sibongile Mlambo a series regular, which means that you’ll be seeing a fair bit more of her character – Angela – when the Netflix remake of the classic science fiction series returns for its second run. Sibongile Mlambo’s Angela appeared in five out of the ten episodes during Lost In Space … >
“When a God comes to Cardiff, the world goes to Hell.” That’s the tagline for Torchwood series 6, which is pressing ahead at Big Finish as an audio drama. This follows the success of the show’s fifth series, Aliens Among Us, which was produced and released in the same audio format last year. This revival in the … >