Fans of Lucifer, the Tom Ellis-helmed show, have had their deepest desires heard. Or perhaps it was their trending hashtag, but either way, the rumour that has been circulating the last few days is true; Warner Brothers Television has brokered a deal with an online streaming company. Only it’s not the one everyone expected. Netflix, and … >
Minnie The Minx is getting her first live-action TV series, we’ve learned today, with a comedy/drama series aimed at 8 to 12 year-olds being announced. Minnie first debuted in the Beano comic books way back in 1953, and her full name is Hermione Makepeace. She is the third-longest-running Beano character, behind her Dennis The Menace and Rodger The Dodger. We’ve … >
A word of mouth success, the mystery thriller Keeping Faith has proven to be quite a hit for the BBC Wales and S4C. Starring Torchwood’s Eve Myles, the show premiered on S4C in Welsh and BBC One Wales in English. Through the BBC’s iPlayer service, it’s notched up nearly 10 million viewers, too. Its popularity … >
Star Trek: Discovery is changing showrunners, with Alex Kurtzman replacing Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts in the captain’s chair. This is the show’s second significant staffing shuffle; the first one occurred when Bryan Fuller stepped away after shooting the pilot, which opened the door for Berg and Harberts to come in. But, going forward, it will … >
The hit daytime TV show Father Brown has been greenlit again by the BBC. Series seven of the show, that’s based on the writing of G K Chesterton, has been given the go ahead, with Mark Williams set to reprise the title role. He’s joined in the cast by Sorcha Cusack, Jack Deam and Emer … >
Ryan Murphy has announced that American Horror Story season 8 will be a crossover between Murder House and Coven, two of the previous iterations of this horror anthology series. Murder House was the concept at the heart of American Horror Story season 1, which followed a family’s terrifying time in a haunted house. Coven was the basis for American Horror Story season 3, which … >
The pop culture streams are being crossed, as Minecraft gets a series on Netflix and Stranger Things gets a video game adaptation. Both projects are collaborations between Netflix and Telltale Games, the company that has made choice-based games based around The Walking Dead, Game Of Thrones, Batman and Guardians Of The Galaxy in recent years. In a statement to TechRadar, Netflix said this about … >
Doctor Who series 10 is in contention for an Emmy, but the Beeb’s sci-fi show won’t be entering the race as a series. Instead, Doctor Who will be competing in the Best TV Movie category, which is arguably a less hotly-contested field. The show has been entered into the ballot for consideration from the Emmys academy, with particular focus … >
Tim Burton is remaking Dumbo as a live-action movie, following on from his previous reboot projects Alice In Wonderland and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. But while those movies are remembered more for their style than their substance, this time around, Burton is aiming directly for your heartstrings. Today, we have the first Dumbo trailer to share, which has given us our … >
It’s now definite: a television show based on the hit movie Four Weddings & A Funeral is on the way. Mindy Kaling is joining forces with the writer of the film, Richard Curtis, for the new show. Kaling will be writing the programme along with Matt Warburton, although it’s unclear as of yet if she’ll appear … >