On An Evening with John Bishop, a small exclusive paid Zoom event on February 18 hosted by Always Be Comedy which this CultBox reporter attended, John Bishop praised co-star Jodie Whittaker’s skills as both a lead actress and ambassador for Doctor Who. The Scouse comedian and actor, who portrays new companion Dan on Series 13 … >
The latest Nielsens for the end of January show Bridgerton leads the way (still) — but is that the whole story? The Nielsen US streaming figures for January 25-31 are out, and show Bridgerton leads the pack still in the top slot (but not by as much as other weeks). As we pointed out last week, you get … >
We recently discussed how the popularity of the Bridgerton novels has soared since the series hit Netflix, and now the streamer has done some analysis of just how well book sales benefit from television adaptation led by Bridgerton, half of the Top 10 titles on The New York Times Best Sellers list this month are books … >
ITV has released extensive details for new detective drama Grace starring John Simm alongside Richie Campbell Set in Brighton (and filmed during 2020), Grace is a two-hour detective drama adapted from the Peter James novel Dead Simple. It stars John Simms as Roy Grace, a hard working police officer dedicated to the job. The drama opens with Grace’s … >
Out of the blue the BBC has released a trailer for Top Gear series 30… You have to admire the BBC’s brevity — the trailer synopsis simply reads: The team push their cars and themselves to the limits in the world’s biggest motoring show. We do note the show has retained its BBC 1 status. Fortunately … >
The Twilight Zone is cancelled and won’t make the transition from CBS All Access to Paramount+ The Twilight Zone is an iconic brand for US television. Originally created by Rod Sterling it ran from 1959-1964. A revived series ran from 1985-89, another from 2002-3 and the latest has fared similarly, running 2019-20. The idea should work … >
Eddie Izzard and Judi Dench star in Sky Original Period thriller Six Minutes to Midnight Six Minutes to Midnight is a period thriller inspired by real events, directed by Andy Goddard (Downton Abbey, Carnival Row, Set Fire to the Stars) and starring Eddie Izzard, Academy Award® winners Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent alongside Carla Juri, David … >
Kelsey Grammer will be back as Frasier, a character whose phenomenal longevity is a testament to all involved A project which has been bubbling under for some time, the return of Frasier is a statement move on behalf of Paramount who announced their move into streaming with Paramount+ this week. The Hollywood Reporter gives good coverage, and … >
On An Evening with John Bishop, a Zoom meeting hosted by Always Be Comedy on February 18, John Bishop said that Chris Chibnall asked him if he would be interested in a role on Doctor Who in late 2019. Though he was keen, Bishop, who will portray the Doctor’s scouser companion Dan in Doctor Who … >
The March schedule for Netflix is available and there’s still no sign of Lucifer season 5B — how long will Lucifans have to wait? We all know there’s been huge delays to everything with the pandemic, but Lucifans have had every reason to think they might have had the second half of the recent Netflix … >