Apple TV+ has some great content — here’s our list of six shows to check out if you get a free three-month trial There are too many streamers, too much great content and too little time and money to allow anyone to do more than skim the available content. With recent economic hardening (and the … >
In our Lockwood and Co — season 2 update we assess the chances of a renewal. It’s not looking good… A month ago, we were pleased with the early numbers for Lockwood and Co — not stellar, but solid. Now we’ve had a few weeks and we can see how the show performed over its first … >
The Cultbox Collection — ten shows coming in 2023 to add to your list of viewing resolutions New Year means plenty of posts looking back on 2022 and forward to the year ahead. At the Cultbox Christmas Dinner, we put the names of the dozens of TV programmes we’re looking out for in 2023 onto … >
Netflix 2022 — a year of financial angst and some great shows. We consider the highlights There were times in 2022 when Netflix seemed to have lost its mojo. Since then things have improved. Several great shows have graced us with their presence. Other streamers (particularly Disney) had their own problems. As the year draws … >
The latest Netflix stats show Wednesday crosses the billion hours viewed mark on its third week Here at Cultbox we’ve been impressed by the audience figures for Wednesday, and now we learn the show has already crossed the billion hours viewed mark. The latest Netflix Top 10 feature gives some good perspective, which won’t stop us … >
Quantum Leap gets a season 2 from NBC With the customary complaint we still can’t (legitimately) watch season 1 here in the UK, we at Cultbox were still very pleased to read of a second season for Quantum Leap. Considering how many shows have been cancelled recently, this is good news indeed. The story broke on Deadline, here’s … >
The Sandman debuts at #1 in the Netflix Top 10 — when will we get a season 2 announcement? With a thirty year wait and the personal involvement of writer Neil Gaiman, The Sandman arrived on the small screen on Friday, 5 August. Ever ready with the data, the Netflix Top 10 shows a debut at … >
Ahead of the July 1st Volume 2 launch, Stranger Things 4 now has a full-length trailer. Updated 22/06/22: In the countdown to the second part of season 4, Netflix have released a full trailer for Stranger Things 4. Although it only comprises two episodes, ‘Papa’ and ‘The Piggyback’, their combined runtime is an eye-watering 3 … >
With Season 3 of The Boys barely underway, Season 4 is coming… The third run of The Boys, Prime Video’s action-packed, gory and definitely NSFW show has just exploded into our lives. With Prime Video delivering an impactful three-episode drop on the 3rd of June, the season continues with weekly instalments. However, as we enjoy … >
Stranger Things season 4 arrived last Friday (May 27) and has already set a new Netflix record for viewing… then there’s Kate Bush… We won’t get the Nielsens for a few weeks, but (as might have been expected), Stranger Things season 4 looks set to top that table when it arrives [it’s the same day Obi-Wan Kenobi was … >