Several great dramas are coming to CBBC and the most star-studded of all is Dodger, with Christopher Eccelston as Fagin BBC has announced several new dramas for the coming year and we bring you some highlights. The Dodger Billed as: A funny, optimistic, fast-paced comedy drama full of jeopardy, Dodger (10×45’) is set before the events of … >
The Irregulars is cancelled after just one season Only a few weeks ago we brought news of filming being scheduled in Liverpool for what seemed to be season 2, but Netflix has obviously rethought and The Irregulars is cancelled. The news was broken on Deadline, and while several other shows manage to survive cancellation by moving to other … >
Invincible renewed for two more seasons on Amazon Prime It made the Nielsen top ten last week, and that news coincides with the notice of its renewal for a further two seasons. If you’ve not watched yet (we’re part way through), we’ll bring you some details of the show. Invincible is based on the Skybound/Image comic by … >
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 … >
Move over North America — it now seems Europeans watch most TV thanks to The Queen’s Gambit (and a few other shows)! Thanks to Variety (who pointed us to it) we’ve read an informative press release from Glance (Global Audience & Content Evolution, previously known as Eurodata TV Worldwide) talking about how viewing habits have changed in … >
The premiere of new Marvel series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has broken all records for a new series on Disney+ The premier of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier takes the title from (most recently) WandaVision and previously season two of The Mandalorian, so it’s in very good company. The Nielsens run a few weeks behind (see our … >
There are now over one billion subscriptions to streaming services worldwide according to the Motion Picture Association Each year the Motion Picture Association produces a state of the industry report, and the latest for 2020 (it’s 63 pages but quite readable) can be downloaded and studied. Of course any industry trends were trampled on by COVID-19, … >
Hollywood Reporter is reporting a Spanish spinoff set in the same world as the Sandra Bullock film Bird Box is happening Bird Box was in some ways an unexpected (and chilling) hit for Netflix when it appeared in 2018. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, and with some echoes of John Wyndham’s Day of the Triffids, it starred Sandra … >
Lupin part 2 is scheduled for some time in summer 2021, but that hasn’t stopped Netflix putting out a teaser In case you’ve forgotten, Netflix has dropped a teaser trailer for Lupin part 2. No date — all we know is it’s due this summer. Why drop a trailer now? We assume there’s a grand plan … >