An eclectic bunch of faces are the subjects of the next series of Who Do You Think You Are?, that’s been confirmed for BBC One this summer. The official list of episodes has been released, and we’re getting… The mighty Olivia Colman The iconic Boy George The Strictly judge Shirley Ballas Writer, actor and upcoming … >
The Crown season 3 has found its Prince Charles actor, with Josh O’Connor of The Durrells landing the role. There will be a time jump between The Crown season 2 and The Crown season 3, as the show jumps forward to Queen Elizabeth II’s middle-aged years. To match this huge timeline shift, a whole new cast is being assembled: Olivia … >
Rick And Morty has been renewed by Adult Swim for 70 more episodes. Considering that we’ve only seen 31 episodes of this much-loved animated series to date, this seems like a fairly huge deal. In this age of TV, where cancellations happen all the time, you rarely see a display of confidence this massive from … >
Fox appears to be wiping clean its comedy slate: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Mick and The Last Man On Earth have all been cancelled by the massive American network. Fox’s New Girl is also ending this year, with a short seventh season, but we knew that already. Brooklyn Nine-Nine season 5 will be the last run on Fox for Dan Goor and Michael … >
It’s now all but certain that Doctor Who series 11, starring Jodie Whittaker of course, will be debuting in October. And the BBC is making sure we won’t be short of goodies to buy around the time of the show’s return, with the announcement of a new collection of Doctor Who books. Juno Dawson has … >
Heading to BBC shortly is Russell T Davies’ eagerly-awaited new drama, A Very British Scandal. UPDATE: We now have a start date for it. The drama will premiere on BBC One on Sunday May 20th, at 9pm. It’s a three parter, that stars Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw in the lead roles. The first trailer … >
Benedict Cumberbatch is calling for equal pay in the entertainment industry, encouraging studios and production companies to be more vigilant in ensuring that men and women are paid the same. Cumberbatch’s comments come at a time when such high profile content producers as the BBC and Netflix have been caught up in scandals relating to unbalanced … >
The Last Post has aired its last episode, with the BBC opting not to renew the period drama for a second series. The military-adjacent, family-focused series was created by Peter Moffat, and it ran for six episodes on BBC One. The BBC released this statement to break the news: “The Last Post was a fantastic … >
Thanks to the excellent sleuthing work of Ruther2 on Twitter, the full list of directors for Doctor Who series 11 has now come to light. Jamie Childs directed the first block of episodes for the new run, that covered episodes one and seven of the show. Then, production moved to South Africa for the second … >
Channel 4 has set The Handmaid’s Tale season 2 UK air date for May 20th, 2018. The second season of Hulu’s Margaret Atwood adaption premiered in America on April 25th, which means that British fans will be a little way behind the pace, just as they were with season 1 last year. It’s unclear why The Handmaid‘s Tale … >