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Ordeal By Innocence: first trailer, start date for the BBC’s delayed Agatha Christie adaptation

The BBC, as you may well know, originally planned to screen its latest Agatha Christie adaptation, Ordeal By Innocence, last Christmas. However, reshoots were ordered when serious allegations were made against actor Ed Westwick. He has thus been removed from the production, with Christian Cooke taking on the role. What’s more, the work on the … >

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Matt LeBlanc on the ‘media sh**storm’ of Top Gear’s relaunch

Matt LeBlanc has opened up about the ‘media sh**storm’ that accompanied his first series of Top Gear. The Friends and Episodes actor helped relaunch the BBC’s car show in 2016, presenting the revamped version of Top Gear alongside Chris Evans, Rory Reid, Chris Harris, Eddie Jordan and Sabine Schmitz. The reviews weren’t great for Top … >

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Kiss Me First: first trailer for Channel 4’s Black Mirror-esque thriller, start date confirmed

Based on the novel by Lottie Moggach, Channel 4 has high hopes for the incoming Kiss Me First, a brand new futuristic thriller that instantly has a feel of Black Mirror about it. It comes from Bryan Esley, of Skins and Dates fame, and blends live action footage with computer-generated virtual world sequences. You can … >

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The Matrix: Zak Penn’s movie is still in early stages

Writer Zak Penn, who is currently doing the press rounds because of his involvement in Ready Player One, has offered a somewhat vague update on the status of his The Matrix movie project. The exact nature of Penn’s The Matrix plan remains unclear. He previously shunned the use of the term ‘reboot’ in relation to … >

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Syfy picks up UK rights for Marvel’s Runaways (and more!)

We’ve finally learned where the Marvel’s Runaways UK broadcast will take place. Syfy UK (which is available on Sky, Virgin Media and various other paid packages) has picked up the UK rights to Marvel’s Runaways, a TV series about teenage heroes whose parents are villains. Syfy UK has picked up a couple more Disney-owned American … >

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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog: NPH on sequel chances

Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion are reteaming for A Series Of Unfortunate Events season 2, but what are the chances that we’ll ever see them reprising the roles of Dr Horrible and Captain Hammer from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog? Unsurprisingly, while promoting Unfortunate Events, NPH has been asked that very question. Here’s what Neil … >

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Spy thriller The Capture ordered by the BBC

From Heyday Television and Harry Potter producer David Heyman (who is in an executive producer role this time) comes a new spy thriller that’s just been ordered to series by the BBC. The Capture has come from the mind of Cyberbully’s Ben Chanan, and it’ll start with the arrest of an innocent man. From there, … >

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Elizabeth Is Missing: hit novel being adapted for new BBC drama

Emma Healey’s best-selling novel Elizabeth Is Missing won acclaim and success for its tough storyline, that follows a central character – Maud – trying to find out what’s happened to her best friend. That best friend is Elizabeth, as you might have guessed, and Maud tries to solve the mystery of her disappearance, whilst battling … >

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