Despite using its six episodes to explore a whole range of important social issues, one big problem with Ackley Bridge series one was that it failed to really address what it advertised itself as. The show wasn’t about how religion and culture can separate friendships, and now that pretense has been shed the second series … >
Joss Whedon (Buffy, The Avengers, Firefly) has lined up his next TV project, having not worked on the small screen for around five years. He is credited as one of the creators of Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., but he hasn’t written an episode since its pilot in 2013. Now, Whedon will serve as an executive producer … >
Keiynan Lonsdale will not be a series regular on Legends Of Tomorrow season 4, despite the fact that Wally West (aka Kid Flash) appeared to enjoy being a part of the Waverider crew in season 3 of The CW’s time-travelling superhero show. Lonsdale, according to TV Line, will be appearing in The Flash season 5 episode 1. This … >
The Freeform network – formerly known as ABC Family – has decided to pull the plug on Shadowhunters instead of renewing the supernatural drama series for a fourth season. The series, which takes inspiration from The Mortal Instruments book series, debuted on our screens in 2016. Shadowhunters was developed by Ed Decter, and it starred Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto … >
An official Sherlock escape room is coming to London, featuring new recordings of the BBC series’ extremely popular cast. This project, which is going by the title Sherlock: The Game Is Now, was teased last month with an ambiguous announcement from Sherlock showrunners Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. This new experience will give fans and armchair detectives the chance … >
A Blue Planet II stage show, with a live symphony orchestra, is set to tour the UK and Ireland next year. The sounds of Hans Zimmer, Radiohead and the Bleeding Fingers music collective – which featured in the show itself – will appear in the Blue Planet II orchestral experience. The show is going by the title Blue Planet II: … >
Three new cast members have been announced for American Gods season 2: Kayhun Kim from Shameless, Devery Jacobs from Cardinal and Dean Winters from John Wick have all nabbed roles in the Starz series’ second season, which is headed up by new showrunner Jesse Alexander. Kim (pictured at the top of this article) will play New Media, effectively the replacement for Gillian Anderson’s Media … >
Filming is underway on Catastrophe series 4, with the show’s return to our screens expected to occur later this year. Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney will, of course, be back. There wouldn’t be much of a show without them, would there? Horgan revealed yesterday on social media that filming has begun on Catastrophe series 4. She broke the news … >
Juno Dawson, award-winning YA novelist and non-fiction LGBT advocate, has just had the rights to her 2017 memoir Gender Games optioned by TV production company SunnyMarch. SunnyMarch, which is co-run by Benedict Cumberbatch and Adam Ackland, has announced a number of adaptations including A Child in Time on BBC1 and Patrick Melrose for Sky Atlantic. … >
Graham Linehan, co-creator of Father Ted, has announced a new adventure for Craggy Island’s favourite son: Father Ted will journey to the Vatican in a new stage musical entitled Pope Ted, which has a lot of the beloved Channel 4 sitcom’s original behind-the-scenes talent involved. Linehan has worked on the script for Pope Ted with Arthur Matthews, the other co-creator … >