At Hall H at San Diego Comic Con on 26 July, showrunner Russell T Davies officially announced the five part Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea. Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw lead the cast of the new spin-off series for the BBC and Disney+, alongside fellow Doctor Who alumni and … >
Colin Farrell dons the prosthetics again to tell the story of the rise of Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin. While director Matt Reeves’ follow up to The Batman is eyeing a 2026 release, the spin-off television series The Penguin is due much sooner. Airing on HBO, and Sky Atlantic in the UK, this September, the … >
The horror anthology series returns for The Terror: Devil in Silver. News has broken that Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) will lead AMC’s returning anthology series The Terror. The third season is subtitled ‘Devil in Silver’ and is based on Victor LaValle’s 2012 novel The Devil In Silver. Looking back to the series announcement in February, … >
The series serves as a prequel to the events of Ridley Scott’s original Alien movie. Updated 18/07/24: The project’s name is now confirmed as Alien: Earth. After recent reports that the upcoming Alien television series would be titled Alien: Neverland, it’s now been confirmed that the show has disappointingly opted for the more conventional moniker … >
The consulting detective Gabriel Book will investigate crimes on UKTV’s Alibi. Updated 18/07/24: Bookish guest stars announced. With filming now underway in Belgium, UKTV have confirmed a number of guest stars for Bookish. In episodes 5 & 6 of the series, Paul McGann (Doctor Who) will star as Mr Kind, alongside Tim McInnerny (Blackadder) as ‘D’. … >
Natasha Lyonne returns as Charlie Cale returns alongside another group of high-profile guest stars. Director Rian Johnson’s Poker Face landed last year to instant acclaim. Fronted by Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll), the show introduced us to Charlie Cale – a heroine with the uncanny ability to tell when someone is lying to her and a … >
The series promises an explosive re-imagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved consulting detective. Further to May’s announcement of a Young Sherlock series, Variety have dropped news that Colin Firth is joining the cast. The Prime Video series, based on Andrew Lane’s novels, will star Hero Fiennes Tiffin in the title role. Guy Ritchie is … >
1066 and all that – get ready for a clash of Kings. Back in November, the BBC announced its involvement in a grand new retelling of the events which led to the battle of Hastings. King & Conqueror stars James Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as William of Normandy – the … >
Dr Norma Callahan and Dr George Adjei will return to investigate another case of Malpractice. Updated 09/07/24: Series 2 cast and storyline revealed. ITV’s medical thriller series Malpractice is moving into a second series as the Medical Investigation Unit take on another case. In December’s recommission announcement, it was confirmed that Helen Behan (The Virtues) … >
Zoë Wanamaker and Phillip Glenister will also star in a contemporary version of the Jersey-based detective series. In April, we heard that Toby Whithouse was behind a re-imagined Bergerac, the classic 80s crime series. Now, the casting is in place, with Damien Molony taking on the title role of Jim Bergerac. The Irish actor’s previous … >