The first trailer has been unveiled for BBC One’s upcoming biblical drama, The Ark. Starring Shameless actor David Threlfall as Noah with Joanne Whalley (The Borgias, Jamaica Inn) as his wife, Emmie, the one-off special is a retelling of the story of Noah and The Ark. Watch the trailer… The official synopsis reads: “Noah, a … >
Doctor Who star Karen Gillan has joined the cast of HBO’s new “provocative period drama” pilot, The Devil You Know. Co-written by Orange Is The New Black creator Jenji Kohan, Deadline reports that The Devil You Know will explore the infamous Salem Witch Trials in 17th century New England, “where intolerance and repression set neighbor … >
Sky Atlantic has released a video production blog looking at the new ten-part season of Penny Dreadful. Starring Eva Green, Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton and Harry Treadaway, Season 2 launches on Tuesday 5 May on Sky Atlantic, just two days after the show returns in the US on Showtime. Watch the video, featuring a look … >
The new season of Line of Duty will begin filming in Belfast later this month, with Mrs Biggs star Daniel Mays playing AC-12’s “most dangerous adversary yet”. Mays has been cast as Sergeant Danny Waldron, the highly proficient leader of an Armed Response Unit whose unpredictable behaviour is becoming a threat to colleagues and suspects. … >
HBO has released two new trailers for the fifth season of Game of Thrones and a new behind-the-scenes clip featuring the executive producers and cast. Season 5 begins in the UK at 9pm on Sky Atlantic on Monday 13 April, airing less than 24 hours after the US premiere. The opening episode will receive its … >
A twelfth season of Birds of a Feather will begin filming later this year. Birds of a Feather was revived by ITV in January 2014, following a 16-year break, and became ITV’s most successful comedy launch in over a decade. The sitcom orignally ran for nine seasons between 1989 and 1998 on BBC One. Writers … >
Andrew Scott has revealed that there is “a lovely atmosphere” on the set of SPECTRE, the upcoming 24th 007 movie. The Irish actor is playing a Whitehall-based character called Denbigh in the movie. Asked by TV host Lorraine about his experience on SPECTRE so far and how he thinks it will change his life, Scott … >
Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss has confirmed that he is writing an episode in the new season of Doctor Who. Gatiss told The Telegraph: “I’m in the midst of that right now – I broke off to come here today, in fact, but I’m hoping to finish the script tonight.” He hinted: “It has been a … >
A brief teaser has been released for the final season of psychological thriller The Fall. BBC Two announced earlier this week that Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan will return as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson and serial killer Paul Spector for five new 60-minute episodes. Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama, commented: “Allan [Cubitt] has known the end … >
Steven Moffat has confirmed that Missy will still be evil when she returns in the new season of Doctor Who. Michelle Gomez began filming Season 9’s two-part opener, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ and ‘The Witch’s Familiar’, last month and the Scottish actress was spotted filming in Tenerife. It has been speculated that Missy could be the … >