BritBox announces first global commission, Murder in Provence Starring Roger Allam (Endeavour, The Thick of It), Nancy Carroll (The Crown, Father Brown) and Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman), and based on the books by ML Longworth, Murder in Provence follows Antoine Verlaque (Allam), Investigating Judge in Aix-en-Provence, and romantic partner Marine Bonnet (Carroll) as they investigate … >
Iconic children’s show Bagpuss has just landed on iPlayer, with every episode starring the loveable pink and white striped cat Made by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, the charming children’s stop motion animation was first broadcast in 1974. Despite only having 13 episodes, the programme has remained hugely popular across generations. This is the same … >
Disney has released a new trailer for Jungle Cruise — we bring you up to speed Here’s Disney’s explanation of the story: Inspired by the famous Disneyland theme park ride, Disney’s Jungle Cruise is an adventure-filled, rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr. Lily Houghton. Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle … >
As we suspected might happen, Shadow and Bone tops the Nielsens, but only just Last week it was a prediction, this week it happened — but only just. Netflix is back on top of the latest Nielsens with Shadow and Bone, with The Handmaid’s Tale a very strong second. Our team of analysts had booked today as leave to watch … >
Netflix has announced Firefly Lane renewed for a second season Given its performance in the Neilsens, we aren’t too surprised to see Firefly Lane renewed, but even so well done and good news for fans. Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke will reprise their roles as lifelong best friends facing the ultimate test of their friendship and … >
Amazon buys MGM for $8.45 billion — this includes the James Bond movies As we expected a few days ago (when we reported on the imminence of a deal), Amazon buys MGM for a ‘mere’ $8.45 billion. Slightly under the price reported, Variety is now is one of many outlets echoing a similar story: was it … >
Amazon Prime has dropped the official trailer for sci-fi film The Tomorrow War Coming on July 2, The Tomorrow War may have just found a less used time travel trope to build a film around. Here’s their synopsis: Chris Pratt is Dan Forester, a teacher who is drafted into a war that takes place in the future. … >
Bafflegab goes to Hollywood as The Battersea Poltergeist is picked up for development We’ve reported before on podcasts becoming dramas, and we’re delighted to say this one’s a UK podcast, and it’s made by our friends Bafflegab Productions. Here’s part of their news story: Blumhouse, the studio behind Paranormal Activity, Get Out and The Invisible Man, have … >
Anna K is Netflix’s first original Russian drama — a modern retelling of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina Netflix has announced its first Russian Original drama series Anna K (wt). They describe it as a lavish and contemporary retelling of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel Anna Karenina. Svetlana Khodchenkova (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) is set to play Anna Karenina … >
Shōgun, the bestselling James Clavell novel (written in 1975, and sold move than 15 million copies by 1990) is to be made as a limited series Deadline has revealed details of casting for this new version of Shōgun (we had an excellent version in 1980), with Cosmo Jarvis (Lady Macbeth) and Hiroyuki Sanada (The Twilight … >