The star plays the UK Prime Minister whose husband is taken hostage during a sensitive state visit. State visits can be fraught affairs, but a forthcoming Netflix thriller adds complications beyond the political theatre. Starring Suranne Jones (Vigil), The Hostage sees a French Presidential visit to the UK derailed by kidnapping and blackmail. The five-part … >
Ahead of its return, Netflix have revealed a first trailer for season 5 of its monster hit Stranger Things. The show’s last hurrah comes in three parts, in November, December and at New Year. Here’s the synopsis for season 5… “Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by … >
Ahead of a panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, and a mid-August launch date, Prime Video release the trailer for the explosive Butterfly. The show, based on BOOM! Studios’ 2015 graphic novel, stars Daniel Dae Kim (Lost, Avatar: The Last Airbender), alongside Piper Perabo (Billions), Reina Hardesty (The Flash) and Louis Landau (Rivals). … >
Following the release of the BBC Annual Report, BBC Studios CEO Tom Fussell stressed the “crucial” nature of BBC Studios’ partnership with Disney along with the strength of Doctor Who, according to Deadline. Fussell says that BBC Studios is “really committed to Doctor Who and is continuing to look at ways in which we can … >
The House of the Dragon star swaps her crown for a killer red dress in the trailer for her new series. Prime Video have dropped a trailer for their forthcoming psychological thriller adaptation The Girlfriend. The six-part series stars Robin Wright (House of Cards) as a mother who is perturbed by her son’s new girlfriend Cherry, … >
Almost twenty years after its final episode, Byker Grove is coming to ITVX. The influential teen drama series, which launched the careers of the light entertainment behemoths Ant & Dec, originally ran on the BBC for 18 series between 1989 and 2006. During that impressive 344 episode run, it tackled issues such as drug addiction, … >
Disney and ITV have agreed a deal to carry elements of each other’s streaming content in the form of a promotional selection In parallel announcements (e.g. here on the ITV site), we read: The Walt Disney Company and ITV announce today a new first-of-its-kind initiative to carry each other’s streaming services, in the form of … >
The renewal comes ahead of the show’s first season finale today. It’s only been streaming since May, but Apple TV+ have confirmed that season 2 of Murderbot is coming. The show, from Chris and Paul Weitz, adapts the Hugo and Nebula award winning novella series The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. It stars Alexander Skarsgård … >