The Apple TV+ series adapts Terry Gilliam’s cult 1981 movie Time Bandits into an epic 10-part series. The Time Bandits series is almost upon us, with a premiere date of Wednesday, July 24th 2024. Terry Gilliam’s beloved movie becomes a sprawling 10-part series, adapted by co-showrunners Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and Iain Morris … >
BBC Books announces Doctor Who: The Time-Travelling Almanac, a guide that covers a year from the Doctor’s perspective with useful tips and information provided by the Doctor and friends – and occasionally their enemies. “The ground beneath our feet is spinning at a thousand miles an hour and the entire planet is hurtling round the … >
It’s the Fugitive Doctor vs The War Doctor as the Doctor Who 60th anniversary audio mini-series returns. Doctor Who – Once and Future, the celebratory audio mini-series, dropped its seven original parts between May and October 2023, in the run up to the show’s 60th Anniversary celebration. The Whoniverse has been through a lot since … >
In an interview with SFX Magazine, Russell T Davies explained his rationale for leaving some Doctor Who plot mysteries unresolved and unexplained. According to Davies, the reason why characters break the fourth wall to talk to or wink at the audience is contained in a scene which never made it to the screen in an … >
Good news, everyone! The latest run of the seemingly unkillable Futurama is imminent – Season 12 lands on Monday, 29th July 2024. The Simpsons’ sci-fi sibling has endured more deaths and revivals than Doctor Who‘s Rory Williams, but its latest iteration lives at the streamer Hulu in the US, and Disney+ elsewhere. Here’s what’s in … >
Dr Norma Callahan and Dr George Adjei will return to investigate another case of Malpractice. Updated 09/07/24: Series 2 cast and storyline revealed. ITV’s medical thriller series Malpractice is moving into a second series as the Medical Investigation Unit take on another case. In December’s recommission announcement, it was confirmed that Helen Behan (The Virtues) … >
Wicky returns with a new set of crime scenes and a dusting of famous faces. Written by and starring Greg Davies, The Cleaner follows Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead, a state-certified cleaning technician with a very special field of work – he’s a crime-scene cleaner responsible for the removal of any signs of death. Armed with chemicals, … >
Zoë Wanamaker and Phillip Glenister will also star in a contemporary version of the Jersey-based detective series. In April, we heard that Toby Whithouse was behind a re-imagined Bergerac, the classic 80s crime series. Now, the casting is in place, with Damien Molony taking on the title role of Jim Bergerac. The Irish actor’s previous … >
Stand and deliver! Apple TV+ give Noel Fielding’s notorious highwayman the nod for a second season. The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin landed on March 1st 2024, giving the infamous highwayman a comic twist. The show is led by Noel Fielding (The Mighty Boosh) as Dick. Now, Apple TV+ have granted the show … >
The show’s second season landed in May 2024, but Outer Range has now been cancelled by the streamer. According to reports in the press, including at Deadline, Prime Video have cancelled their Sci-fi/Western series Outer Range. The genre bending show, which began in 2022, starred Josh Brolin as family patriarch Royal Abbot. The story followed … >