Doctor Who producer: Russell T Davies is writing “his best-ever work”

In Doctor Who Magazine Special 63, Bad Wolf executive producer Julie Gardner was asked what she worries about most amid concerns about increased audience expectations in regard to production values seen in Marvel and Disney television productions. “There’s only one worry on Doctor Who: that production delivers on the extraordinary quality of Russell’s writing,” Gardner … >

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Gattaca

Gattaca – a TV series is in development at Showtime

The Gattaca show will be based on the dystopian 1997 movie.  News has broken (via Giant Freaking Robot, then Variety) that the team behind Homeland are heading back to television. Swapping espionage for a dystopian future, co-creators/executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa are planning a series based on the movie Gattaca. Written and directed … >

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Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson reteam for Apple TV+

The comedy series will showcase the pair’s “strange and beautiful bond.”  Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson share a personal friendship which is soon to be showcased in a comedy show on streamer Apple TV+. The pair have a lengthy onscreen history together. On television, they headlined the first season of True Detective, for which they … >

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Doctor Who Magazine Special 63: Showrunners

The latest Special Edition of Doctor Who Magazine examines what each Doctor Who producer brought to the role and gains exclusive new insights from their colleagues. Doctor Who’s 60-year journey was launched by producer Verity Lambert; the series, in turn, served as the springboard for her own remarkable career. Since then, a further 12 producers … >

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Doctor Who rumour: UNIT to feature in new spin-off series

According to Nicola Methven, TV editor of the Mirror, a new Doctor Who spin-off starring Jemma Redgrave will follow the adventures of UNIT, the Unified Intelligence Taskforce. UNIT is an international organisation, first seen in the 1968 Doctor Who episode The Invasion, to investigate and combat paranormal and extraterrestrial threats to the planet Earth Jemma … >

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The Flintstones

Bedrock – Fox give the nod to Flintstones sequel

Elizabeth Banks is set to star and also executive produce Bedrock.  In news likely to rock people of certain age, Deadline are reporting that FOX have given the go ahead to a pilot for a sequel to The Flintstones. The show, a primetime animated adult comedy series titled Bedrock, has been in gestation for two … >

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Rise of the Pink Ladies — Grease prequel series coming to Paramount+ (updated)

Prequel series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies sets an April start date. Updated 10/03/23: The countdown the Grease prequel series continues with a very familiar song. With Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies less than a month away, streamer Paramount+ are amping up the excitement. They’ve released their own spin on the movie’s famous … >

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Digman! – first look trailer for Andy Samberg’s new animated comedy (updated)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine stars Melissa Fumero and Andy Samberg reunite vocally.  Updated 10/03/23: As the show’s debut approaches, there’s now a full trailer for Digman! Comedy Central have released a just-over-two minute promo which sets the scene for central character Rip Digman; a former archaeologist for the Smithsonian, he’s now a washed-up has been. https://youtu.be/L05ow5zxfEo As … >

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