Fleabag’s Sian Cifford and Sherlock’s Jonathan Aris board the BBC/HBO fantasy epic As production continues on the third run of His Dark Materials, a couple of familiar British television faces are joining the cast according to Deadline. Based on Phillip Pullman’s concluding novel in the trilogy, The Amber Spyglass, Sian Clifford and Jonathan Aris will … >
Amazon greenlights Marnie Dickens thriller Wilderness First reported on The Knowledge, screenwriter Marnie Dickens (Thirteen, Ripper Street) has adapted the novel Wilderness by BE Jones. What is Wilderness about? The précis of the novel is: A dream road trip turned dark nightmare __________________________ Two weeks, 1,500 miles and three opportunities for her husband to save his own life It … >
Classic ’90s programme GamesMaster is being rebooted for E4 It’s been off our screens for 23 years, but the iconic series, GamesMaster is set to make a return to E4 later this year, in partnership with Oculus Quest 2 from Facebook. In this new E4 Digital Original Commission co-produced by Barcroft TV, and Alaska TV, the 3×60’ series will … >
Grendel explores the line between hero and villain in all-new Netflix series Netflix has greenlit Grendel, an all-new series based on the masked vigilante from the popular, award-winning Matt Wagner/Dark Horse comic books. Initially there will be eight episodes, with Abubakr Ali (Powerbook II: Ghost) in the title role of Grendel/Hunter Rose. The core cast … >
Netflix has announced Ehrengard, a new Danish Netflix feature film directed by Bille August The film is based on one of the last works of Karen Blixen (1885-1962). Anders August is the scriptwriter and Marcella Dichmann at SF Studios is producing. The project has been developed over the last decade by Jacob Jørgensen and JJ … >
David Oyelowo to produce The Rocketeer reboot The Return of the Rocketeer for Disney The Hollywood Reporter has details on The Return of the Rocketeer, which is in the early stages of being produced by David Oyelowo for Disney. The original Rocketeer (1991) had a mixed reception (Rotten Tomatoes has it around 66% for both critic and audience reaction) but … >
Netflix has given the series Manifest a fourth season — another cancelled show returns In the modern market for television, series get cancelled regularly. Occasionally they get picked up by another outlet, and sometimes do really well as a result (Lucifer is our touchstone here, but many other shows have take the same route.) On … >
BBC commissions The Gold, a gripping new drama inspired by the true story of the Brink’s-Mat robbery Dramatising the ‘crime of the century’, the six-part series was commissioned by Piers Wenger, Director of BBC Drama and will be written by Neil Forsyth (Guilt, Eric, Ernie & Me). On the 26 November 1983, six armed men … >
A new comedy thriller series, Black Ops, is confirmed for BBC One and BBC iPlayer New six-part (6×30) comedy thriller, Black Ops, is created by actress and writer Gbemisola Ikumelo (Famalam, Brain In Gear), actor and producer Akemnji Ndifornyen (Famalam, The Queen’s Gambit), and writing duo Joe Tucker and Lloyd Woolf (Click And Collect, Witless). Black … >
Phoebe Dynevor will star in, and Executive Produce, Exciting Times for Amazon Prime Since Bridgerton (and she’s back in season 2, though not the focus for the story), Phoebe Dynevor has taken on a few projects, including The Colour Room. She is also due to star in Sony Pictures’ I Heart Murder. Now she will be in a … >