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 … >
After hovering there or thereabouts, The Handmaid’s Tale tops the Nielsens for the week 17-23 May The Nielsens for May 17-23 have been analysed, dissected and subjected to other indignities, all in the name of bringing you the story behind the basic data. This week our analysts took a field trip and calculated trends and triumphs … >
Lucifer rules the Parrot ratings for the second week since season 5B dropped, but watch out for Loki Another week, another set of Parrot ratings, and we take a quick look at how they stack up to last week. The headline is Lucifer is still lead in the Digital Original category, but other titles are showing … >