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 … >
The Spamalot movie is back on as Paramount acquire the title from Fox Thanks to Deadline, Monty Python fans everywhere can look forward to the movie version of Spamalot, which is itself the musical theatre version of the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which is itself a version of the King Arthur story with exploding rabbits. And … >
The BBC has released the following news: Death in Paradise renewed for two more series We were sure there would be a series 11, but this now means we shall also get a series 12 in 2022. Yes, there are plenty more murders planned for St Marie as Death in Paradise is renewed for two more … >
Outlander season 6 is reported as filming from today despite lockdown. Good news for fans, but what’s the bigger picture for the industry in 2021? According to industry source The Knowledge, Outlander season 6 is filming from today (7 Jan 2021) in Scotland. Great news for the show and those involved in production, and it’s all fully lockdown compliant. … >
Just after Revolution of the Daleks the BBC revealed a new secret: John Bishop joins Doctor Who If you didn’t switch off after the end of tonights Doctor Who, you’ll have seen a short trailer and a big reveal: John Bishop joins Doctor Who. Bishop had this to say: “If I could tell my younger self that … >