Disney held their 2020 investor day on 10 December, and it’s all about the numbers as Star Wars and Marvel lead the raft of announcements From what we read (and there’s a lot) the Disney business plan is working, and working well. Setting out in a rapidly growing market (streaming TV) with niche products (Disney, … >
ITV has (finally) confirmed Bradley Walsh will play Pop Larkin in its Darling Bds of May remake It’s been widely ‘known’ Bradley Walsh would be leaving Doctor Who to play Pop Larkin in an ITV remake of The Darling Buds of May. Some six months or so later, it’s finally been officially announced; HE Bates’s novel … >
Netflix has teamed up with the Headspace app to provide three new shows aimed at promoting better mental health If we take a moment to be serious, we can all understand how mental health may have been impacted in 2020 for obvious reasons. Now Netflix has joined forces with Headspace to bring three shows aimed … >
CBS has released (via Twitter) a trailer for the Silence of the Lambs spin-off Clarice. On their dedicated Twitter feed (@ClariceCBS) we now have a tweet: The silence is over. #Clarice premieres February 11, 2021 on @CBS and @CBSAllAccess. This is accompanied by the trailer. The series stars Rebecca Breeds (Pretty Little Liars) as Clarice Starling, and is set in … >
IMDB (the Internet Movie DataBase) has published its top 10 TV shows of 2020 (and other charts). Number one show is The Boys. December is the time for lists and charts of the year, and our attention is very much focussed on IMDB’s ranking of top TV shows. Several of them would make our own list of … >
The Revolution of the Daleks preview in Doctor Who Magazine 559 revealed a few more details about the special. The most interesting information came from Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, who plays “nervous young scientist” Leo Rugazzi in the special. “He’s really excited about discovery and creation and science, and he’s been cultivating this embryo which, unbeknownst to … >
Cobra Kai season 3 is on Netflix from January 8 2021 and excitement rises with the release of a trailer If you didn’t know, Cobra Kai is one of those shows that seemed to come from nowhere then everyone on social media seemed to have watched or be watching. The overall premise is simple: 30 years … >
Apple TV has renewed its alternate history show For All Mankind for a third season, though we’ve yet to see season 2 For All Mankind season 2 is due February 19 2021 and Apple TV has already given the green light for season 3. This previously happened for season 2 ahead of season 1 release, so … >
Sky has released a trailer for its Christmas Eve special Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse As you may recall from our previous piece, this is the story of how young Roald Dahl (Harry Tayler) sets off to see his hero, Beatrix Potter (Dawn French). It also stars Jessica Hynes as Roald’s mother Sofie, … >
Netflix has released Rose Island, based on the true story of an independent Italian micro-state from the 1960s The story of Rose Island is a curious and little known one. Here’s the Netflix summary: Giorgio, a gifted yet misunderstood engineer has hit rock bottom — he’s been fired from his job, his parents won’t speak to him, and … >