The BBC has ordered a second series of His Dark Materials, before the show’s first run has even arrived on screens. That’s an impressive show of confidence from the Beeb, which hopefully bodes well for the series that we’re yet to see.
Gold Digger, the new BBC One drama from Thirteen creator Marnie Dickens, has added some supporting cast members. Julia Ormond of Howard’s End was announced as the lead some time ago, and now we know that Hard Sun‘s Nikki Amuka-Bird will be among the actors in supporting roles.
Ben Miller is among the new cast additions for The Man, an ITV drama that will “explore the corrosive effects of bullying” in the workplace. Mike Bartlett of Doctor Foster, Trauma and The Town has penned the scripts, and Ken Nwosu of Christopher Robin and Killing Eve is set to play the main role.
During a Times Magazine interview, Jodie Whittaker told the interviewer, Dan Kennedy, that she was up for a role in Doctor Who during Matt Smith’s first series as the Eleventh Doctor, according to the Radio Times. Whittaker couldn’t recall which part she failed to land but, if she had, she could have possibly been in one of … >
It is widely known among Doctor Who fans that some filming occurred in Sheffield during the first block of filming for Doctor Who Series 11. Among the known Sheffield filming locations for the first filming block are Hunter House Road, Hunter’s Bar, the HTC Plant, Norton Water Tower, Shrewsbury Road, Sheffield Train Station and Park … >
Riverdale is set to return next month with more pulpy teen thrills next month on October 11th for UK viewers, and The CW have released the first poster alongside some new stills. Entertainment Weekly have been teasing season three, which will kick off with KJ Apa’s Archie on trial for murder, and they’ve given us the … >
Outlander season 4 will see Caitriona Balfe’s Claire and Sam Heughan’s Jamie ‘brave the new world’ as they encounter an early era of America. And now, with less than two months until the time-and-location-hopping adventure resumes on our screens, Starz has unleashed a full trailer.
Well, this is unexpected. Christopher Eccleston, whose portrayal of the Ninth Doctor helped re-launch Doctor Who back in 2005, has returned to the role in a rather surprising fashion. He has donned the cheeky charisma/surly sarcasm of his Time Lord to send a wedding video to some fans.
With Henry Cavill locked into the lead role of Geralt, which he actively lobbied for, Netflix is now looking for an actress to play Ciri in the streaming service’s adaptation of The Witcher books. Interestingly, they’re looking for a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) actress to play the part.
Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes will say farewell to The Walking Dead at some point in the show’s ninth season, although it’s unclear as of yet whether he will die or wander off. With this huge turning point for the show looming, AMC has released an extra-long The Walking Dead season 9 trailer to tease Rick’s departure.