Even more tossed salads and scrambled eggs for Frasier Crane in season 2? News has landed (via The Hollywood Reporter) that the revival of Frasier has scored a second season. The show is based on the phenomenally successful sitcom, itself a spinoff from Cheers. Frasier‘s new era picks up the tale of Dr Frasier Crane … >
The superpowered flat share returns as Jen continues to try and unlock her powers. Ahead of its return at the end of the March, Disney+ have landed the trailer for Season Two of Extraordinary. The show follows Jen, who’s still in search of her superpower in a world where everybody has them. Based on the … >
The debut novel from writer Kaliane Bradley deals with a government initiative involving temporal ‘expats’. Yesterday, the BBC announced a raft of new drama commissions. They include a drama made from James Graham’s hit play Dear England, which follows Gareth Southgate’s transformation of the national football team, and two more series of the Belfast set … >
Get ready for Earth, Wind and Fire! Well, Earth, Air, Water and Fire… and not a giant blue Smurf in sight! Updated 21/02/24: Netflix drop a final trailer for its new live-action reimagining of the cult animated series. With the show’s release imminent, Netflix have released a final trailer for Avatar: The Last Airbender. While the … >
A new 116-page bookazine from the makers of Doctor Who Magazine celebrates an unforgettable era in the show’s history. The success of the first episodes starring Jon Pertwee saved the series from the threat of cancellation. A year later, the next phase of its reinvention introduced a new assistant for the Doctor and a debonair adversary to … >
Merger rumours concerning Paramount+ and Peacock demonstrate a market still in flux We’ve reported before on the ever-evolving market for streaming. Over the past two years the stories have been about how companies cope with the vast costs associated with market entry. More established brands (eg Disney) have spend big (Star Wars and Marvel), produced a lot … >
Ruth Ellis, the last British woman to be hanged, will be played by Lucy Boynton. ITV have released the first image of Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody) in A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story. The series is based on Carol Ann Lee’s acclaimed biography A Fine Day for Hanging: The Real Ruth Ellis Story. Previously … >
Along with a special recorded video message from Ncuti Gatwa at the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles California on 17 February 2024, Disney sponsored a new poster for the 2024 Doctor Who series coming this May. Dressed in the costume the Doctor wore at the end of The Church on Ruby Road and will … >
Starring the maddest, baddest and most dangerous to know villains of the Whoniverse, Dark Gallifrey will play out across four years of audio dramas. Across the aeons, the Doctor’s own people have generated a significant number of notorious renegades. Some have Time Lords head out into the universe to explore and ended up as a … >
Launching in March 2024, weekly episodes will be introduced by Colin Baker. Audio producers Big Finish have been in the Doctor Who business for a remarkable 25 years. During that time, they’ve worked with countless Doctors and companions, expanding the series’ in almost every conceivable direction. Over the years, they’ve given us more of fleeting on … >