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Zorro – Disney+’s reimagining finds its showrunner

Former Game of Thrones scribe Bryan Cogman will write and executive produce the new Zorro show.  A Disney+ version of Zorro, updating the late-1950s Disney-ABC television show, has been in mooted for some time. The series has former That 70’s Show star Wilmer Valderrama lined up to star, as well as executive produce. Now, Deadline … >

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Prime Video teases the final season

Midge returns for her fifth and final run on April 14th.  With the show’s final season landing next month, Prime Video have begun the promotional push for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Here’s the synopsis for the show’s seven-episode final season: After burning bridges and being cut from tour, Midge Maisel persisted through Season Four, rebuilding … >

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Amazon Studios cultivates big plans for the Triffids

John Wyndham’s 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids is to be the basis of a multiple mini-series adaptations. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon Studios have picked up the rights to the classic British science fiction novel The Day of the Triffids. The tale, which has enjoyed numerous adaptations, tells the story of an … >

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Caitlin Blackwood returns as Amelia Pond for Big Finish (updated)

A teenage Amelia encounters Missy and Leela meets Marie Curie in a new audio drama boxset for International Women’s Day – The Eighth of March: Strange Chemistry.  Updated 05/03/23: Ahead of the box set’s release this week, there’s now a trailer abroad. It gives us a first chance to hear Catlin Blackwood as the teenage … >

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The Mandalorian Season 3 – Jon Favreau speaks about keeping it fun

He also discusses Mandalorian culture and the symbolic importance of the Darksabre.  With The Mandalorian Season 3’s first episode ‘The Apostate’ now out in the wild, Film Stories have spoken to Jon Favreau about the show. It’s a great read, with interviewer Jon Moore asking the series’ showrunner about his approach to a property with such … >

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Star Trek: Discovery will conclude with Season 5

The show’s final run will not air until 2024.  Heralding the Star Trek universe’s return to television, Star Trek: Discovery landed on our screens in 2017. Now, it’s been announced that the show’s forthcoming fifth season will be its last. Initially positioned as a prequel to the adventures of Kirk, Spock and co, the show … >

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Doctor Who Magazine pays tribute to ‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’

The latest Doctor Who Magazine features a 28-page retrospective of every story in The Sarah Jane Adventures, the much-loved spin-off from Doctor Who that ran from 2007-11 and starred Elisabeth Sladen. Included are new interviews with stars Daniel Anthony, Tommy Knight and Anjli Mohindra, plus lead writer Phil Ford. Other highlights of the new issue … >

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‘The Making of Doctor Who’ audio edition

The Making of Doctor Who, a non-fiction work by script editor Terrance Dicks and screenwriter and novelist Malcolm Hulke first published in paperback in 1972, will be available as an audio edition in early summer. The 1972 edition was principally written by Hulke for Piccalo Books. A second 1976 edition was rewritten by Dicks in … >

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