His Dark Materials: BBC confirms cast, shares story summary
The BBC and Bad Wolf have shared a whole lot of info about His Dark Materials, the upcoming TV adaptation of Philip Pullman’s much-loved series of fantasy novels.
The BBC and Bad Wolf have shared a whole lot of info about His Dark Materials, the upcoming TV adaptation of Philip Pullman’s much-loved series of fantasy novels.
Kevin Smith will return to the Supergirl director’s chair for the show’s fourth season, it’s been confirmed.
Netflix has revealed a trailer and release date for Maniac, a ten-part dark comedy series starring Jonah Hill and Emma Stone. The pair, who starred together in Superbad way back in 2007, now play characters who are caught up in trippy pharmaceutical trials. Here’s the first Maniac trailer… And here’s a chunky synopsis, to fill you in on the plot… … >
Legends Of Tomorrow season 4 will explicitly make reference to the bisexuality of Matt Ryan’s John Constantine, with an ex-boyfriend of the coat-wearing magic man being established in the show.
Netflix has confirmed some more casting for The Crown season 3: Marion Bailey will play the Queen Mother, and Erin Doherty is lined up for the role of Princess Anne. Plus, Josh O’Connor is confirmed again as Princes Charles.
HBO’s boss bloke, Casey Bloys, has been promising big things from the Game Of Thrones prequel series. Jane Goldman’s show, which will take place thousands of years before Thrones and detail “the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour”, will have complicated characters and a story that grabs you.
Was Westworld season 2 overly complicated? Some viewers certainly thought so, and HBO boss Casey Bloys has now commented on that backlash. He’s asserted that the show is “not for casual viewers”.
HBO has set the release dates for a couple of high-profile comedy projects: Camping, starring David Tennant and Jennifer Garner, is set to premiere on October 14th; and the brand new Flight Of The Conchords special will debut on the premium cable channel on October 6th.
Casting is underway on Apple’s first original sci-fi series, See, which has already added Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones, Justice League). Deadline reports that Alfre Woodard has now joined the series penned by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.
Comedians James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe are set to head up a new panel show for UKTV’s Dave channel. The show is entitled Hypothetical, and it will centre on comedians battling it out in fictional situations. Sounds like it could be a real hoot.