The third season of Black Mirror has started filming. Netflix announced the commission of 12 brand new episodes of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series last September. Brooker is conceiving the new stories from the show’s UK production base. British star Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who) and Canada’s Mackenzie Davis (The Martian) will lead the cast of the … >
The cast has been announced for BBC One’s SS-GB, based on the novel by Len Deighton. Set in Nazi-occupied London, the five-part drama is based on the premise that the Germans won the Battle of Britain. SS-GB is adapted by writers Robert Wade and Neal Purvis, who have co-written scripts for six James Bond films (The … >
The third season of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s Inside No. 9 has begun filming. BBC Two’s dark anthology comedy series will return later this year with six new episodes. Each film will again be set in a different location with all-new characters. Reece Shearsmith tweeted last night: “We wrapped another Inside No. 9 tonight. … >
Following last year’s first ever official Sherlock convention, a new 3-day event has been announced today. Organised by Massive Events in association with Hartswood Films and Showmasters Ltd, Sherlocked will feature an array of Sherlock themed activities, star guests from cast & crew, talks, photoshoots, autograph opportunities and more. Sherlocked will take place in both … >
Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat may have just further hinted that the Doctor really is half-human. 1996’s ‘TV Movie’ saw Paul McGannn’s Eighth Doctor announce that he was “half-human, on my mother’s side.” The idea was then largely ignored for nearly 20 years until last year’s season finale ‘Hell Bent’. The Gallifreyan legend of ‘The … >
Loaded is a new comedy-drama for Channel 4 about four life-long friends who become multi-millionaires overnight. The eight-part series is created by Jon Brown (Fresh Meat, Peep Show, Misfits) and is described as “a comedy-drama about friendship, ambition, gluttony, the peculiarly British distaste for other people’s success, and what happens when you’ve got £11.5m in … >
E4 has announced the commission of Kiss Me First, an “innovative and emotional thriller” written by Skins creator Bryan Elsley. An adaptation of Lottie Moggach’s best-selling young adult novel of the same name, the six 60-minute episodes will premiere on E4 in the UK and on Netflix in the rest of the world. The official … >
Doctor Who exec Steven Moffat has hinted that, following 2015’s run of two-part stories, the next season’s format will be “something else”. Season 9 featured four two-part stories – ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ / ‘The Witch’s Familiar’ by Steven Moffat, ‘Under the Lake’ / ‘Before The Flood’ by Toby Whithouse, ‘The Girl Who Died’ / ‘The … >
Fans of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials will be pleased to hear that the BBC has long-term plans for their upcoming TV adaptation. The commission of a new drama series based on the epic fantasy trilogy of novels was announced last year by Charlotte Moore, Controller BBC One and Polly Hill, Controller BBC Drama Commissioning. … >
BBC Two has annouced today that man and machine will battle again in a brand new season of Robot Wars. The game show launched in BBC Two in February 1998 and later aired on Channel 5 until March 2004. Robot Wars will return for six new 60-minute episodes, featuring “more robots, more battles and more … >