Jodie Turner Smith is to star as Éile in spin-off show The Witcher: Blood Origin according to report from Deadline From the Deadline report (here), retweeted from the official The Witcher Twitter account (@witchernetflix), it seems Jodie Turner Smith has a major role in upcoming Witcher spin-off and prequel The Witcher: Blood Origin. She will play Éile, an … >
Sky is forging ahead with its ambitions and today reveals a bumper lineup of new shows and films for 2021 In plans reaching out beyond 2021, Sky has shared details for a vast range of original drama, documentaries and films (in excess of 100). It’s way too much to cover completely here, but we’ll mention … >
Kenneth Branagh will play Boris Johnson in This Sceptred Isle a limited five-part drama charting the events of the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK Sky has announced a new limited drama series, which will air on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW TV. It’s being made by Freemantle, Passenger and Revolution Films. BAFTA and Emmy award-winning actor Kenneth … >
STUDIOCANAL is hosting an online event on January 29 to show classic episodes and discuss The Avengers at 60 In 1961, ABC television company brought The Avengers to our screens (black and white as they were) for an espionage thriller starring Ian Hendry as Dr David Keel and one Patrick Macnee as John Steed. The series … >
A Discovery of Witches s2 came to Sky on January 8 and excelled in terms of audience A Discovery of Witches, the show set in a magical version of Elizabethan London, launched its second series on January 8. The launch episode on Sky One achieved a cumulative 7 day audience of 1.79m, making it Sky’s … >
A Weeping Angel was photographed by someone who came upon Doctor Who filming in Saint Hilary, Vale Of Glamorgan, Wales Thursday, January 21. Any Dr Who fans recognise this?? Posted by Eddie Dickson on Thursday, January 21, 2021 The specific filming location is unknown but some of the notable landmarks in the village are the thatch-roofed … >
The hunt for the next Game of Thrones continues at HBO as early consideration is given to Dunk and Egg Variety (among others) is reporting (here) on the early development of ideas around a prequel to Game of Thrones. The next step for HBO after the conclusion of eight series of GoT is becoming a saga in its own … >
A second trailer for Superman and Lois focusses very much (at the start) on them as people and newly weds and it’s back to Smallville to set up home and then raise a family As we noted in December (here) season 1 of Superman and Lois starts (in the US at least) on February 23. Still no detail … >
Sylvester McCoy’s first season as the Seventh Doctor, featuring a full season of Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush, is the next release to come to Blu-ray with The Collection: Season 24. Doctor Who writer Pete McTighe (Kerblam!, Praxeus) wrote a special announcement trailer for Season 24 featuring Bonnie Langford, Sylvester McCoy and many more in … >
20th Century Fox (now part of Disney) released the Book of Life in 2014 and subscribers will soon be able to enjoy this charming Mexican folklore tale The UK (along with Australia, Canada and New Zealand) are getting The Book of Life this Friday January 22, while US viewers have to wait until Friday February 19. The … >