The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers – Season 2 teaser and date

Apple TV+ unveils the stars date for season 2 of the show based on Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel.  It’s been a long old wait, with the first season of The Buccaneers finishing in December 2023, but the show’s second run finally has a start date. Eight new episodes come to Apple TV+ from Wednesday, 18th … >

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Code of Silence - Rose Ayling-Ellis

Code of Silence – images from Rose Ayling-Ellis’s new itv thriller

Ahead of the show’s May debut, ITV have dropped a batch of images from Code of Silence. The thriller, from writer Catherine Moulton (Hijack), promises “a fresh and distinctive perspective on the intersection of crime and communication.” For the series, the writer has drawn on her own experiences with lip-reading and hearing loss. Rose Ayling-Ellis … >

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Counsels writers Bryan Elsley and Gillian McCormack

Counsels – BBC commissions new Glasgow legal drama

Counsels follows five young lawyers who find themselves facing each other in the courts of Glasgow. The BBC has commissioned a new high-stakes legal drama, from Scottish writers Bryan Elsley (Skins) and Gillian McCormack. Set and filmed in and around Glasgow, Counsels comes from producers Balloon Scotland (Clique) and will air on BBC One. Here’s … >

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Colin Baker is Sherlock Holmes again for a new stage tour

‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ is presented as a radio play, performed live on stage.  One of the treats of 2022 was the opportunity to see Colin Baker and Terry Molloy swap from their roles as the Doctor and Davros to play Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson on stage. The pair toured in The Crime … >

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy revival in the works with Sarah Michelle Gellar (updated)

But will the whole Scooby Gang be getting back together?  Updated 18/03/25: Production offices set up as the project  moves faster than anticipated. While we’re still reeling from the idea that the series is really coming back in some form, star Sarah Michelle Gellar as given a further update on the proposed Buffy the Vampire … >

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Percy Jackson

Percy Jackson series 3 greenlit by Disney+

We haven’t seen season 2 yet, but the Percy Jackson and the Olympians forges ahead with season 3.  Television and film adaptations based on popular, even beloved, book series can be a tricky proposition. For every Harry Potter, there is a Percy Jackson. However, while the film series wasn’t well received by its fanbase, its … >

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Light and Magic

Disney+ confirms Light & Magic Season 2 for April start

The story of Industrial Light & Magic will pick up right after Jurassic Park.  In the world of movie and television special effects, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) have blazed a trail since their founding in 1975. Now, as spotted by Film Stories, Light & Magic – the series which tells its story – is … >

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