Westworld: HBO has officially ordered season 3

Just in case it was ever in doubt, here’s the confirmation: HBO has officially ordered Westworld season 3, securing the future of Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s highly watchable and endlessly discussion-worthy sci-fi series. This news comes just two weeks into the broadcast of Westworld season 2, which shows just how much confidence HBO has in this … >

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Still Open All Hours renewed for its fifth series

Sir David Jason will be returning to our screens for another series of Still Open All Hours. The BBC broke the news, saying in a statement that location filming and studio recording will take place over the summer, which should allow Still Open All Hours to reach our TV sets at some point during the back end of the … >

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Legion season 2 has been extended to 11 episodes

Legion season 2 will be slightly longer than we originally anticipated: it’s been confirmed that an additional episode has been ordered by the show’s home network, Fox, which will bring Legion season 2’s duration from 10 episodes up to 11. Deadline broke the news, confirming that Legion season 2 will now wrap up a week later than we thought, with … >

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Sherlock: Martin Freeman clarifies his comments about the fans (again!)

Martin Freeman has clarified his comments about Sherlock‘s fans, for the second time. Freeman originally said in an interview that “some of it’s not fun anymore”, with the weight of fan expectation sitting heavily on his Sherlock commitments. The internet, it’s fair to say, made quite a lot of noise about Freeman’s comments. Freeman already clarified these comments … >

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McMafia series 2 is officially happening

The BBC has renewed McMafia for a second series, it’s been confirmed. The first series of McMafia was a fictionalised adaptation of Misha Glenny’s nonfiction crime book of the same name, with James Norton playing a central role as Alex Godman. The show explores organised crime relations between Britain and Russia. McMafia series 1 earned strong ratings and critical acclaim all … >

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British director Ben Wheatley rumoured for “big Marvel film”

Ben Wheatley – the British film and TV director that helmed High-Rise, Sightseers, Free Fire and Peter Capaldi’s first episode as the lead in Doctor Who – is reportedly being tapped for “one of the big Marvel films”. With the mixture of horror, action and family fun on his C.V., Wheatley seems like a really exciting choice for a … >

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The Demon Headmaster is (finally!) getting a DVD release

Anyone out there remember the brilliant TV adaptation of The Demon Headmaster? Based on the books by Gillian Cross, three series were made in all, running to 19 episodes between 1996 and 1998. And now – finally! – they’re all being released on DVD. Terrence Hardiman starred in the title role, of course, and he’s … >

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