Highfire – Nicolas Cage’s dragon show is shifting to Paramount+

Cage will voice the vodka-drinking, Flashdance loving dragon of the show’s title.  Previously in development for Amazon, Deadline have broken the news that Highfire is on the move to Paramount+. The “genre-bending” show is being adapted from Eoin Colfer’s novel of the same name. Unlike his enduring Artemis Fowl and its spin-offs, it’s described as … >

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Gemma Chan to time travel for Netflix

The Eternals star is starring in the adaptation of The Moon Represents My Heart, a forthcoming novel.  Gemma Chan’s big screen career has taken off in the past few years with a couple of Marvel roles, plus a great turn in Crazy Rich Asians. However, the star also enjoys a thriving television career; she was … >

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Sherwood – BBC commission a second series

After rave reviews, James Graham’s drama will be back for more.  Launching with impressive viewing figures, BBC One’s Sherwood has been lauded as both clever and compelling. The drama, from James Graham, follows a tense investigation into two shocking and unexpected killings in a former mining community. The show was inspired by real events that … >

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SISTER options screenwriter Abi Morgan’s This is Not a Pity Memoir

Abi Morgan is bringing her deeply personal family story to the screen.  Thanks to news broken by Deadline, it’s been announced that SISTER, the production company behind Abi Morgan’s recent series The Split have picked up the rights to the award-winning TV screenwriter’s autobiographical bestseller This is Not a Pity Memoir. Here’s the blurb for … >

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Black Mirror – a new series is happening

Variety teases a series with Black Mirror stories that are even more cinematic in scope.  Thanks to an exclusive piece up at Variety, we’ve learned that a new series of Black Mirror is being worked on. The dystopian anthology series, the brainchild of Charlie Brooker, last appeared in 2019. It landed a short three-episode fifth … >

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The Future is Here – Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor

The Sex Education actor will lead the next version of Doctor Who under Russell T Davies.  The BBC have announced the identity of the next Doctor: actor Ncuti Gatwa will take on the role when Jodie Whittaker leaves Doctor Who later this year. Gatwa, who is aged 29, is best known for his role as … >

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