The Witchfinder – New BBC Two comedy has a stellar guest cast

Starring Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper, The Witchfinder promises a 1640s “road-free road trip”.   Back in October 2019, the BBC announced its 17th Century-set comedy The Witchfinder. Now it seems the show is almost here. The story follows a witchfinder and his prisoner on a journey across England, encountering civil war, famine and … >

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Doctor Who: The Vanquishers – behind the scenes

The Vanquishers, written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Azhur Saleem, is the sixth and final chapter of Doctor Who: Flux. What follows are select behind-the-scenes media from the cast and crew of the making of the episode. Director Azhur Saleem: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Azhur Saleem (@azhursaleem) It’s a … >

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Doctor Who costume designer on 2022 specials and the future

In an interview for the WHO Corner to Corner podcast, Doctor Who costume designer Ray Holman voiced his confidence in the quality of the two upcoming 2022 specials, Legend of the Sea Devils and the Doctor Who BBC centenary special – though his confidence is based mainly on having read the scripts and having worked … >

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Futurama Fry celebrating

Futurama lives! A further revival is announced by Hulu

The enduringly popular animation is coming back for another encore.  After months of negotiations, the US streamer Hulu have ordered a new season of twenty Futurama episodes. The animated sci-fi comedy, from The Simpson‘s Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, follows the story of Fry – a slacker who accidentally becomes cryogenically frozen and is … >

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Doctor Who: Survivors of the Flux – behind the scenes

Survivors of the Flux, written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Azhur Saleem, is the fifth and penultimate chapter of Doctor Who: Flux. What follows are select behind-the-scenes media from the cast and crew of the making of the episode. Official Behind-the-Scenes Video: Director Azhur Saleem: And more #DoctorWhoFlux pic.twitter.com/k8id0kXMWc — Azhur Saleem (@azhursaleem) January … >

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The Man Who Fell to Earth – Bill Nighy joins the cast

Nighy will take on the role made famous by David Bowie.  Only last month, Showtime dropped a trailer for their upcoming take on The Man Who Fell to Earth. Based on Walter Tevis’ 1963 novel, made famous by Nicholas Roeg’s 1976 film adaption, the new version will star Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris. Now, it’s … >

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Strange New Worlds - Spock, Pike and Number One (from Discovery Season 2)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Khan connection & Starfleet Academy

Also, that Section 31 Emperor Georgiou series is still in the pipeline!  With Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the Enterprise-based, Captain Pike-led series spinning out of Discovery, due in May, executive producer Akiva Goldsman has confirmed a key character’s familial connection. Christina Chong is playing La’an Noonien-Singh and, at the show’s recent Television Critics Association … >

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Doctor Who: Village of the Angels – behind the scenes

Village of the Angels, written by Maxine Alderton and Chris Chibnall, is the fourth chapter of Doctor Who: Flux. What follows are select behind-the-scenes media from the cast and crew of the making of the episode. The Official Behind-the-Scenes Video: A glimpse of slates from videos from filming indicates that Village of the Angels was … >

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Jekyll and Hyde comes to Big Finish

Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella is becomes an audio drama.  After a long wait, Nicholas Briggs is bringing his adaptation of the classic gothic tale, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, to Big Finish. The production first had life on the stage as a 2016 touring production, will join the their classics range … >

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Good Omens 2 – further cast announced including Derek Jacobi return

The sequel series won’t feature Benedict Cumberbatch or Frances McDormand though.  Filming continues on Good Omens 2, reuniting Tennant and Michael Sheen in their roles as the demon Crowley and the angel Aziraphale. While we’d already heard that Jon Hamm is back as Gabriel, Deadline have confirmed that Sir Derek Jacobi will also reprise his … >

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