Doctor Who showrunner talks “pantheon of gods”

In an interview with Radio Times, Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies revealed that Maestro, a music-based villain played by Jinkx Monsoon in the second episode of the 2024 series The Devil’s Chord, has god-like powers. “She’s part of this pantheon of gods with enormous powers. I think Doctor Who is all the more exciting … >

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Fallout – Amazon’s TV adaptation scores a second season

The show, based on the popular game, will be back for more post-apocalyptic fun.  These days, in the world of international streaming releases, when a show hits big it really hits big. That appears to be the case with Fallout, which landed its debut run at Prime Video on April 10th. Within its first four days … >

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Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson film Doctor Who near Cardiff Central

Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson and Ruth Madeley were spotted filming scenes for the Doctor Who 2025 series near Cardiff Central on 21 April 2024. Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson and Ruth Madeley on location #dwsr pic.twitter.com/KwK3YfnN99 — Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) April 21, 2024 Lots of smiles in Cardiff as the Doctor and friends come … >

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BBC acquires two Swedish psychological thrillers

End of Summer and Jana – Marked For Life, two Swedish psychological thrillers, head to the BBC iPlayer and linear channels.  There seems to be no end of enthusiasm for Nordic Noir at the BBC. Here’s the details of two new Swedish thriller series, both novel adaptations, which the corporation has picked up. End of … >

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For All Mankind – Apple announces Season 5 and a Soviet spinoff

The For All Mankind team head behind the Iron Curtain to look at the story of Star City.  Apple TV+ have announced that its alt-reality series For All Mankind is getting a fifth season. Jumping up the timeline, each season has explored key moments in the space race since it diverged from our reality when … >

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Three original Fifteenth Doctor novels announced

BBC Books has announced that three new Doctor Who novels will be published this year, featuring Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson’s Ruby Sunday. Each book is an original, stand-alone adventure and will be published simultaneously in hardback and audiobook in 2024, beginning with Ruby Red on 13 June. The Ruby Red audiobook will … >

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Down Cemetery Road – Apple TV+ adapts another Mick Herron novel

The series will star Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson. Off the back of the success of Slow Horses, Apple TV+ have commissioned another adaptation of a Mick Herron book. This time, it’s Down Cemetery Road, his debut novel from 2003. The thriller, which features struggling private eye Zoë Boehm, is the first of his four-book “The … >

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