The BBC has announced it has acquired all five seasons of the psychological thriller Bates Motel Bates Motel, which aired in the U.S. between 2013 and 2017, is a contemporary prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s genre-defining film Psycho and depicts the lives of Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his mother Norma (Vera Farmiga). The cast also includes … >
Netflix and Legendary Televisions (already working on Pacific Rim: The Black) have announced two new anime series: Skull Island and Tomb Raider Great news for anime fans as Netflix has announced two iconic anime series. What is Skull Island? Legendary’s Monsterverse is an expansive story universe of multi-layered experiences centring around humanity’s battle to survive in a world that is … >
Michael Dorn recently talked to TrekMovie about playing Worf, and the possibility of returning to the role in Star Trek: Picard Star Trek: Picard season 1 brought a litany of Next Generation (and other) characters back to our screens, including (spoiler): Data, Deanna Troi and Riker as well as Voyager’s 7of9. We understand Levar Burton has a big part to play … >
Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton novels are dominating our fiction reading during lockdown, at least on Amazon Unsurprisingly, major success in one medium (in this case TV) can result in major sales of associated products. The Queen’s Gambit sparked a rise in sales of chess sets worldwide (and popularity of chess as a whole) and the same effect … >
Inside No. 9 series 6 cast details have been revealed as filming finishes Inside No. 9 series 6 is coming later this year to BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, and will once again include six stand-alone stories and be broadcast weekly. Cast revealed so far includes: Sian Clifford (Fleabag, Quiz), Adrian Dunbar (Line Of Duty), … >
Lauren Ashley Smith head writer of A Black Lady Sketch Show is reported as working on a US version of time travel comedy Timewasters Deadline reports work is happening to bring a US version of ITVs’2 Timewasters to a new audience through ABC. The show ran for two seasons on ITV2 and was a Big Talk production … >
Golden Globe® winner and comedian Ramy Youssef (Mr Robot) stars in the titular role as a millennial Egyptian American on a spiritual journey Caught between the two cultures of his politically divided New Jersey neighbourhood, Ramy Youssef explores what it’s like to be a first-generation Muslim immigrant in modern America; juggling work, dating and faith – often … >
A Doctor Who film crew was busy on Barry Island Monday and Tuesday, January 25 and 26, filming Weeping Angels during night shoots at Friars Point House on the waterfront. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Robert (@__robert_k__) According to an eyewitness, a car from the 1970s or 1980s was … >
The bulk of the Vikings: Valhalla cast has been revealed by Netflix, along with details on their characters Thanks to Deadline we can share the Vikings: Valhalla cast, as follows: Sam Corlett (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Frida Gustavsson (Swoon), Leo Suter (The Liberator), Bradley Freegard (Keeping Faith), Jóhannes Jóhannesson (Cursed), Laura Berlin (Immenhof – The Adventure of a Summer), David Oakes (The Pillars of the Earth) and Caroline Henderson (Tuya Siempre) as series regulars; … >
Sky is powering on with its original content and we now have a feast of first-look trailers to enjoy We reported yesterday (here) on Sky’s ambitions for new content and today they’ve followed up with six new trailers for a whole range of shows. We’ll go through each one by one. Mutiny in space We’re … >