For season three and four of Netflix’s ultra-expensive period drama The Crown, Olivia Colman is stepping into the lead role of Queen Elizabeth II. She takes over from Claire Foy, whose acclaimed worked on the show has rightly brought her awards recognition. There’s still casting to slot into place ahead of the start of production, … >
SPOILERS If Hard Sun proves anything, it’s that you should never mix work and family. For instance, I have to clap my hands over my ears and yell ‘LALALALALALA!’ whenever my dad tries to talk to me about Hard Sun. Work and family have been part of a messy, violent knot since Episode 1, but … >
Back in 2014, with Doctor Who series 8 coming to an end in November of that year, it looked increasingly as though Jenna Coleman would be quitting the role of the Doctor’s companion, Clara. In fact, she was all set to leave following that year’s Christmas special, Last Christmas, before Coleman reversed her decision and … >
Television commissioning is often a story of luck, near misses and what could have beens. But the path to getting Only Fools & Horses to the screen was particularly reliant on a few moments of fate. Firstly, the guiding hand of Ronnie Barker, who – separately – helped give breaks to both writer John Sullivan … >
The Netflix adaptation of the A Series Of Unfortunate Events books, starring Neil Patrick Harris, has been working on using four to five of the published stories for each season of the show. With 13 novels in all to work from, the first season covered the first four, and the soon-to-debut season two deals with … >
Since series four of Sherlock was screened at the start of 2017, there’s been no sign of more episodes being made, with co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss both suggesting that the show was going to have a longer break than usual. After all, there’s always generally been at least two years between series of … >
Now that his time on Doctor Who has come to an end, and with Sherlock on hiatus, Steven Moffat has turned his attention to the latest project he’s developing with Mark Gatiss, a television take on Dracula. The pair are working in developing the show, and Gatiss – who co-created Sherlock with Moffat, of course … >
Aiden Turner has been talking about the upcoming fourth series of the BBC costume drama, and how much longer it will run.
TV and Hollywood actress Katherine Heigl is to joing Suits next season, following the departure of both Meghan Markle and Patrick J. Adams.
Netflix’s decision to press ahead with House Of Cards season six, after removing Kevin Spacey from the show following the serious allegations made against him, has caused some serious retooling of the programme. But now, with filming finally set to start again following its suspension last October, we’re getting an idea of how it’s going … >