Following the concluding part of series two, His Dark Materials series three has been announced by the BBC His Dark Materials has just finished on BBC 1, and brought several dramatic changes of fortune for Lyra (Dafne Keen), Will (Amir Wilson), several witches, Lee Scoresby (Lin-Manuel Miranda) and John Parry (Andrew Scott). Mrs Coulter (Ruth … >
Disney+ has confirmed new series The Book of Boba Fett will be coming in 2021 You might be excused for not knowing all the details of every new Star Wars show recently announced by Disney (including their huge investor’s day reveal) but if you watched the final episode of The Mandalorian, there was a strong post-credit ‘hint’. … >
Filming has wrapped on Locke and Key season 2 and Netflix has announced there will be a season 3 Locke and Key is one of an ever-growing group of Netflix shows based on a comic book. It came to Netflix in February 2020, and scored well with both critics and audience (Rotten Tomatoes scores of … >
The BBC has commissioned a four-part adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s Costa Award winning Life After Life Kate Atkinson has won the Costa Award for best novelist a staggering three times, first (when it was the Whitbread Award) in 1995 with her debut novel Behind the Scenes at the Museum and then with Life after Life in 2013. … >
HBO has added Matt Smith to its growing cast for Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon There’s been some activity on the official Game of Thrones Twitter feed (@GameOfThrones) and it’s almost all been about the prequel series House of the Dragon. We know now several of the cast (at least for the first series) staring with … >
The Handmaid’s Tale has been given a fifth season, despite the drop date for season four still being ‘sometime in 2021’ Over on their official Twitter feed (@HandmaidsOnHulu) the Handmaid’s Tale team has revealed they will be getting a season 5. Here’s the tweet: The cast has a special message for you Season 4 returns in … >
ITV has announced the commissioning of a new six-part thriller based on Len Deighton’s The Ipcress File. The Ipcress File was the first thriller written by Len Deighton and the basis of a stand-out 1965 Michael Caine film. This new TV versions is written by BAFTA winner John Hodge, directed by Emmy Winner James Watkins … >
Disney held their 2020 investor day on 10 December, and it’s all about the numbers as Star Wars and Marvel lead the raft of announcements From what we read (and there’s a lot) the Disney business plan is working, and working well. Setting out in a rapidly growing market (streaming TV) with niche products (Disney, … >
Sky has revealed details of cast and story for Das Boot series 3. Sky has confirmed production has commenced on Das Boot series 3. They’ve released cast and story details as well as some images. The third series follows the tense struggles of a young U-boat crew as they engage in the Battle of the Atlantic whilst … >
According to the latest information (and some convincing evidence) it seems we now know when Star Wars: Kenobi will start filming Various outlets are reporting a January 4 2021 date for filming to commence on the big Star Wars project we’ve all been wanting. We’ve known Ewan McGregor was to get his own spin-off series but when? … >