Based on a Danish novel of Arctic exploration, Against the Ice has finished filming and is aiming for a release later this year Netflix has a lot of films already lined up for 2021 (as reported here) and Against the Ice can be added to that list. It was directed by award winning Danish director Peter Flinth and starring … >
The BBC has announced Peaky Blinders is ending after series 6, despite original plans for it to go on longer Although the immediate message is clear, ie Peaky Blinders is ending, the story gets a little murkier. The announcement starts with The forthcoming sixth series of Peaky Blinders will be the last, writer and creator Steven … >
Damien Couvreur, director of French original series at Netflix spoke recently about the exciting projects Netflix France has and will be delivering and shared the news of the cancellation of La Révolution The interview was carried in French on the AlloCiné site — we apologise for any errors in translation. We also apologise to any … >
Bulletproof: South Africa is out next week on Sky One — ahead of that a further series has been commissioned Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters will very soon return as Aaron Pike and Ronnie Bishop in the Bulletproof franchise as Sky announces a fourth, 8×60’ series to air on Sky One and NOW TV. The … >
A stage play of George Orwell’s seminal novel, 1984, is to be adapted for television — is there more to come? Deadline is reporting former ABC chief Paul Lee’s independent studio wiip has taken the rights to Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s 2013 stage show based on the classic Orwell novel. The novel was published in 1947; … >
Netflix has reported Lost in Space season 3 has finished filming! With all the news of cancellations and delays, it’s nice to hear of at least one show navigating its way through the Covid-19 secure filming jungle. Lost in Space season 3 was announced back in the early part of 2020, with the news it would be … >
Sky has announced details of two David Walliams After Ever After stories, including Sheridan Smith to star in a new take on Jack and The Beanstalk Following last year’s Cinderella: After Ever After, Sky has announced the commission of two further instalments of the entertaining, family-friendly specials for Sky One and NOW TV; Jack & The Beanstalk: … >
Dany Boyle is to direct a six-part series, Pistol, drawn from the memoirs of Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones Created and written by Craig Pearce with co-writer Frank Cottrell Boyce, the series is based on Steve Jones’ Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol (available here on Amazon). Reading the report on industry website The Knowledge, Nick Grad, president, … >
It’s all gone very strange for The Umbrella Academy season 3 (and that’s saying something) as Netflix announces casting for the Sparrow Academy The picture above came from the Netflix Twitter stream along with the following text: The Sparrows are coming in season 3 The end of season 2 showed the existence of an alternate 2019 (alternate worlds … >
Today’s Borgen cast announcement brings some welcome news on progress with bringing this Danish show back to our screens Borgen is still happening. When Netflix took the opportunity to keep the show alive in early 2019 (as we reported at the time here), little was known of the casting (beyond central characters). Now we have … >