The Life After Life cast has been confirmed by the BBC as filming commences on the adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s novel The main Life After Life cast comprises: Thomasin McKenzie (Leave No Trace, Jojo Rabbit), Sian Clifford (Fleabag), James McArdle (Man In An Orange Shirt), Jessica Brown Findlay (Brave New World) and Jessica Hynes (Years And … >
With Regency romance period drama very much in vogue, Netflix are bringing Jane Austen’s Persuasion to our screens and it will star Dakota Johnson Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) will star an adaptation of Persuasion for Netflix. Here’s what we’ve learned so far… For one thing this will not be a period drama, but a modern … >
News from ITV of Endeavour filming in Oxford for series eight set in 1971 The announcement tells us there will be three episodes, with Shaun Evans and Roger Allam returning as DS Endeavour Morse and DCI Fred Thursday. Evans is also directing the first of the three stories. Other cast returning include Anton Lesser (Game … >
Filming has started in Bristol on Chloe, an original psychological thriller, from Mam Tor Productions for BBC One and Amazon Studios. The 6×60’ episodes will premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, and will be available on Amazon Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide Created and written by … >
Ginny & Georgia is renewed for season 2 (and we predict more) Ratings hit Ginny & Georgia (still topping the most recent Nielsen ratings) is renewed for a second season. The cast thanked the viewers in the announcement trailer and shared some of their excitement. We’re promised more living room dance parties and surprises. At this stage … >
Production has started on Downton Abbey 2! Even better news? It will be out for Christmas! Thanks to Film Stories, we can tell you the sequel to 2019’s Downton Abbey film is in production with the original cast (Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith and others) and newcomers Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West. Simon Curtis (My Week with … >
Shining Vale (billed as a horror comedy) has been picked up (from pilot) by Starz Deadline has reported on the commissioning of Shining Vale. The series is the co-creation of Jeff Astrof (Trial & Error) and Sharon Horgan (Divorce). The series stars Courteney Cox (Friends), Greg Kinnear (The Stand) and Mira Sorvino (Glow & Darkness [due later this … >
More Bridgerton is the latest news from Lady Whistledown in a surprise (but welcome) announcement Just an hour ago, Lady Whistledown took to Twitter (impressive from the early nineteenth century) to bring news of two more Bridgerton seasons: Esteemed members of the Ton, It seems we have a rather special announcement. Bridgerton shall return for seasons three and … >
Ben Aldridge will star in a new four-part ITV series of The Long Call Our Girl and Fleabag actor Ben Aldridge is set to take the leading role as DI Matthew Venn in ITV’s new adaptation, The Long Call. The evocative and gripping four-part event drama is inspired by the best-selling novel of the same title from … >
We’ve crammed a Star Trek news bonanza into a single post — there’s news on Picard, Lower Decks, Discovery and Prodigy! There’s a lot to digest and we’ll no doubt follow up with a few more news pieces soon, but for now here’s just some of the highlights of their First Contact Day promitions. Star Trek: Discovery season … >