In a surprise to nobody on the planet, Netflix has ordered a third season of its phenomenally successful supernatural drama, Stranger Things. The second season has proven to be a huge hit for the streaming service, with around 15m said to have watched the first episode of the new run in the US alone, within … >
Comfortably one of the most popular guest stars over the past decade of Doctor Who has been Carey Mulligan. She appeared in 2008’s Blink, regarded as one of the very best episodes of modern Who, from the pen of Steven Moffat. And when it came time to cast a new companion for the Doctor, fans … >
How’s this for a bargain? Those of us of a certain age will have had the chance to enjoy the first run of the superb The Mysterious Cities Of Gold on UK TV. It ran on a weekly basis on BBC One, in the children’s TV slot. And even beyond the iconic theme tune, it … >
Once this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time, is done and dusted, it’ll bring down the curtain on Peter Capaldi’s era as the much-loved Time Lord. Since his first appearance – briefly – in Day Of The Doctor, he’s recorded three series as the Doctor. And those adventures are now set to … >
Part-overseen by the director of films such as Seven and Zodiac, Mr David Fincher, Mindhunter has been an acclaimed hit for Netflix since it launched a month or two back. Created by Joe Penhall, and starring Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv and Hannah Gross, the crime drama is now set to return. Netflix has … >
We’re just under a month away from Peter Capaldi’s final outing in the TARDIS, as he hands over the Doctor Who mantle to Jodie Whittaker in Twice Upon A Time. This year’s Yuletide special is set to test the tear ducts given that it bids farewell to Capaldi. But according to Jo Whiley, who’s made … >
After a seven year absence, CBBC’s fantasy adventure show Raven is returning to the channel.
Things were going too well. The television adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods has been one of the screen highlights of the year. But ahead of season two of the show, we now learn that its two head writers have quit, following disputes with the production company behind it. Bryan Fuller and Michael Green had … >
The hugely acclaimed adaptation of John Le Carre’s The Night Manager proved to be one of the television treats of 2016. Headlined by Tom Hiddleston and Olivia Coleman, the spy thriller won awards, huge ratings, and instant talk of a further series. All indications were that more The Night Manager was on the way, even … >
Notwithstanding the fact that the BBC has pulled its Agatha Christie adaptation it had planned this Christmas due to accusations made against actor Ed Westwick, Christie’s books are nonetheless in vogue. The BBC has a multi-year deal to adapt more of her work, Kenneth Branagh has hit big with his cinema take on Murder On … >