The cast of BBC One’s The Musketeers have reacted to the news that the show will not be returning after the new season. It was confirmed yesterday that the action-adventure drama’s story will conclude with Season 3. Starring Luke Pasqualino as d’Artagnan, Tom Burke as Athos, Howard Charles as Porthos, Santiago Cabrera as Aramis, Hugo Speer as Captain Treville, Ryan Gage … >
The launch date has been announced for Netflix’s new royal family drama The Crown. Created by London-born writer Peter Morgan (The Queen, The Audience, Frost/Nixon), the series stars former Doctor Who actor Matt Smith as the Duke of Edinburgh alongside Claire Foy as his wife, Queen Elizabeth II. The Crown will tell “the inside story of Queen Elizabeth II’s early reign, revealing the … >
Showtime has released a new two-minute trailer for the third season of Penny Dreadful. Created, written and executive produced by Skyfall writer John Logan, the fantasy horror drama is back in the US on Monday 1 May with the first of nine new episodes. Season 3 is expected to begin in the UK on Sky Atlantic in May. … >
Award-winning Irish soap Red Rock will be shown daily on BBC Daytime later this year. Written by Peter McKenna (EastEnders, Casualty), the 40-part series premiered in Ireland in 2015. Red Rock is set around the busy police precinct in a fictional seaside town just outside of Dublin, Red Rock follows the Hennessys and the Kielys, two local warring families. … >
ITV has confirmed that Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine’s recent drama series Jericho has been axed after one season. Created and written by Steve Thompson (Sherlock, Doctor Who), the eight-part series launched in January and was set in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1870s. > Buy Jericho on DVD on Amazon. An ITV spokesperson told The Sun: “ITV … >
It’s been confirmed today that the third season The Musketeers will be the last. The third season began filming in April last year and DS has revealed that the action-adventure drama’s story will conclude with these final ten episodes. Executive producer Jessica Pope commented: “Season 3 of The Musketeers completes this 30-hour series with ambition and energy. It is packed … >
EastEnders star Rakhee Thakrar has responded to the reports that she has been cast as the new companion in Doctor Who. The actress is best known for playing Shabnam Masood in EastEnders. She departed BBC One’s long-running soap opera in January after two years in the role. Rumours have circulated since February that Thakrar will … >
Original Torchwood stars John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd are teaming up again for a brand new Torchwood story this summer. Based on the Doctor Who spin-off series, the penultimate instalment of Big Finish’s second season of Torchwood audio stories will delve into the life of loyal administrator Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd). ‘Broken’, written by Joseph … >
The official synopsis for the new season of Sherlock has confirmed the arrival of an expected addition to the cast. The first of three new feature-length episodes began filming earlier this week, directed by Rachel Talalay (Doctor Who, The Flash). The BBC’s synopsis reads: “[Season 4] begins with the nation’s favourite detective, the mercurial Sherlock … >
The first guest star in the opening episode of Sherlock‘s new season has been revealed. Written by co-creator Mark Gatiss, the first of three new feature-length episodes began filming in Cardiff this week, directed by Rachel Talalay (Doctor Who, The Flash). Daniel Hoffmann-Gill, familiar to Doctor Who fans as Bors in last year’s ‘The Magician’s … >