Mille Gibson, Ncuti Gatwa & Varada Sethu

Varada Sethu to join Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson for 2025 Doctor Who

Varada Sethu is set to take a trip through time and space with Nucti Gatwa and Millie Gibson as the Fifteenth Doctor’s new companion alongside fellow companion Ruby Sunday in the 2025 series of Doctor Who, currently in production. Sethu shared her excitement in joining the long-running science fiction series. “I feel like the luckiest … >

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Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany joins Sky’s Amadeus series

The star will play Antonio Salieri in Amadeus, opposite Will Sharpe in the title role.  First mentioned as part of UP NEXT 2024, Sky’s adaptation of Amadeus comes from writer Joe Barton (The Lazarus Project). The series aims to reimagine Peter Schaffer’s play, which famously inspired the lengthy 1984 film by director Miloš Forman. It … >

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Return to Paradise - Anna Samson as McKenzie Clark with a canine friend

Return to Paradise – Australian ‘Death in Paradise’ spin off begins filming

The show takes the murders and mojitos formula Down Under.  As filming begins, the BBC have revealed a first look at the detective who leads Australian investigations in Return to Paradise. The show transplants the familiar Death in Paradise format to locations across Sydney and the idyllic Illawarra coastal region. In a long-anticipated move, Return to … >

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Mammoth: Sian Gibson, William Thomas, Mike Bubbins, Joseph Marcell & Joel Davison

Mammoth – first look image from new BBC comedy

The series takes the man out of time concept and applies it to a late-1970s PE teacher. The BBC have revealed a first look at their forthcoming comedy Mammoth. From what we’ve read, the series takes the Adam Adamant / Captain America frozen in ice concept but, rather than a hero, uses it to draw a … >

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The Crow Girl – Paramount+ greenlights novel adaptation

The television version of Erik Axl Sund’s novel will star Eve Myles, Katherine Kelly and Dougray Scott.  Paramount+ have announced an adaptation of the thriller novel The Crow Girl. Produced by Buccaneer (Irvine Welsh’s Crime, Marcella), the story will play out across six hour-long episodes. This announcement comes just weeks after Paramount+ pulled the plug … >

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Shetland Series 8 - Ashley Jensen & Alison O’Donnell

The BBC is returning to Shetland for two more series

With Ashely Jensen leading the investigations, Shetland is commissioned for 2024 and 2025.  Following its successful transition into a post-Jimmy Perez era, after Douglas Henshall left the show, the BBC’s Scottish Isles drama now has its future assured. The BBC have commissioned both Series 9 and 10 of the detective drama Shetland, which is based … >

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Virdee – cast update as Staz Nair takes the lead role

The Bradford based crime series, based on the books of AA Dhand, was originally to star Sacha Dhawan.  The BBC has announced casting for Virdee, its new crime thriller. The six-part series, adapted for the screen by AA Dhand from his own novels, will now feature Staz Nair (Rebel Moon) as Detective Harry Virdee. Sacha … >

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