The BBC has acquired The Watch from BBC Studios, a high-concept drama inspired by characters created by Sir Terry Pratchett, and is bringing it to BBC iPlayer as a box set The Watch follows an unlikely group, The City Watch, who are forced to find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in … >
Stranger Things retakes the top of the Parrot ratings for Digital Originals and Loki keeps rising The Parrot ratings for the week 13-19 June are out and make interesting reading as ever. Parrot Analytics provides good detail, so we’ll just cover a few points we noticed. The usual suspects lead overall Across all modes of … >
His Dark Materials series 3 starts production of its eight-part adaptation of Philip Pullman’s The Amber Spyglass This final series will see Will (Amir Wilson), the bearer of The Subtle Knife, and Lyra (Dafne Keen), the prophesied child, travel through multiple worlds to find and protect each other. Mrs Coulter (Ruth Wilson), Mary Malone (Simone … >
BBC Two releases new images of The North Water from See-Saw Films, starring Jack O’Connell, Colin Farrell and Stephen Graham Yes, we’ve checked and these are different from the images we reported last November. The new photos feature Jack O’Connell as Patrick Sumner, Colin Farrell as Henry Drax, and Stephen Graham as Captain Brownlee, alongside … >
Netflix has dropped a first teaser for The Chestnut Man — we can feel goosebumps already The Chestnut Man is coming to Netflix this autumn, and it already has a creepy poster and trailer. There’s even a tagline: If you find one, he’s already found you… Maybe we won’t be rushing to play conkers this year! … >
Amblin Partners, the global film and television studio led by Steven Spielberg, and Netflix have announced a partnership that will cover multiple new feature films per year This is yet another example of a streamer adding a content string to its bow, in this case future content, rather than any deepening of its extensive back-catalogue. … >
Britannia season 3 comes to Sky Atlantic and Now this August Sky has announced all eight episodes of the third instalment of Sky Original Britannia will arrive on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW on Tuesday 24th August 2021. The series is set in a world of mythic Celtic tribes, psychedelic druids and terrifying Romans; … >
The Mysterious Benedict Society comes to Disney+ this Friday — what is it about, is there a trailer? Stay tuned… Another original series based on a popular set of novels aimed at a younger audience, The Mysterious Benedict Society is playing in an increasingly crowded market. Does it have what it takes to succeed? Let’s find … >
New movie Everest to star Ewan McGregor, Sam Heughan and Mark Strong Thanks to KFTV, we can bring you details of Everest, which is due to film in January 2022. The central cast of McGregor, Heughan and Strong are all very much in demand with Obi Wan Kenobi, Outlander and numerous films, including the recent Cruella. This should all make for … >
Bestselling author Matthew Syed is back with eight new episodes of Sideways, exploring the ideas that shape our lives with stories of seeing the world differently Sideways is back on BBC Radio 4 Wednesday June 23 at 4 pm, in eight weekly episodes. In the first episode, Matthew Syed asks whether humans are doomed to be … >