Philomena Cunk – the comedic persona of Diane Morgan, who debuted on Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe before going on to star in her own ‘factual’ TV shows – is releasing an encyclopedia. It has the rather brilliant title of Cunk On Everything, and it was written in real life by Morgan, Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris. Publisher … >
Krypton has been renewed for a second season, with Syfy ordering another batch of Superman prequel episodes. This news arrived shortly before the American broadcast of the Krypton season 1 finale, which is taking place tonight (May 23rd). The show focuses on Superman’s grandfather, Seg-El, who is played by Cameron Cuffe. At the heart of the drama … >
Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have revealed that Sherlock is coming back for “a new adventure”, although it won’t be in the format that we’ve come to expect from the Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman-starring series. On International Sherlock Holmes day, Moffat and Gatiss made their announcement with this video: Moffat and Gatiss, speaking together in the video, … >
The next series of Victoria, starring Jenna Coleman in the lead role, has begun filming, it’s been confirmed. Victoria has become one of ITV’s biggest dramas, telling the story of the life and reign of Queen Victoria. Coleman stars alongside Tom Hughes in the show. Daisy Goodwin created the programme, and the third series will … >
The USA Network has cancelled Falling Water after two seasons. It’s been a rather brutal pick-up season, with lots of established shows failing to get renewed by their home networks, so it sadly shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Falling Water has been dropped by USA. Falling Water was The USA Network’s lowest-rated series, with regards to linear … >
Richard Ayoade will return to host another batch of celebrity episodes of The Crystal Maze, it’s been confirmed. The new star-studded specials will start airing in June 2018, which isn’t very far off at all. In a particularly fun piece of news, we’ve learned that one of the new Crystal Maze episodes will be a Derry Girls special, with Jamie-Lee … >
Amazon has renewed The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for a third season. The show, which stars Rachel Brosnahan as its title character, is executive produced by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, who previously brought us Gilmore Girls. The series follows Brosnahan as Midge Maisel, a New York housewife in the 1950s who ventures into stand-up comedy. Amazon originally ordered seasons … >
Jake Gyllenhaal has been linked to the villainous role of Mysterio in the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming. If he did land the role, he would join an impressively A-list collection of actors that have battled Tom Holland’s young Spidey: the previous solo film had Michael Keaton as the Vulture, and the Avengers: Infinity War crossover movie had … >
Right now Hugh Grant is in the position any actor would envy – he has nothing to prove and everything to gain. Like all actors who make their name being very good in a string of rom-coms, Grant can now surprise everyone with unexpected roles that demonstrate his talents.
Laurence Fox (Lewis) and Kate Fleetwood (Harlots) will join Victoria for its third series, which is currently filming in the UK.