American Gods’ head writers have just quit

Things were going too well. The television adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods has been one of the screen highlights of the year. But ahead of season two of the show, we now learn that its two head writers have quit, following disputes with the production company behind it. Bryan Fuller and Michael Green had … >

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The Night Manager series 2 is on, and there’s been progress

The hugely acclaimed adaptation of John Le Carre’s The Night Manager proved to be one of the television treats of 2016. Headlined by Tom Hiddleston and Olivia Coleman, the spy thriller won awards, huge ratings, and instant talk of a further series. All indications were that more The Night Manager was on the way, even … >

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Gillian Anderson headlining new Agatha Christie adaptation

Notwithstanding the fact that the BBC has pulled its Agatha Christie adaptation it had planned this Christmas due to accusations made against actor Ed Westwick, Christie’s books are nonetheless in vogue. The BBC has a multi-year deal to adapt more of her work, Kenneth Branagh has hit big with his cinema take on Murder On … >

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Peaky Blinders series 4 episode 3 review (spoilers)

It tends to be the way that episodes of Peaky Blinders that pay slightly more attention to Arthur are the ones that manage to hold your faces closer to the screen just that little bit longer. That’s partly because Arthur has always been more interesting than his brother – more unstable, more emotional, and just … >

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How LGBTQ representation in television is changing

Representation in television has always been a controversial topic amongst audiences and critics. Throughout our own history, television organisations have grounded healthy representation to a halt because of a lack of knowledge and apprehension towards how their audience numbers would be affected if they didn’t satisfy everyone’s expectations. In modern society, writers have gradually become … >

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Tom Hardy overseeing major new project for the BBC

Tom Hardy has landed some more work with the BBC, as he’s teaming up with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to bring major adaptations of Charles Dickens’ work to the screen. First up will be a new take on A Christmas Carol, that’s going to be split over three hour-long episodes. Be interesting to see … >

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