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 … >
The latest Nielsens for the end of January show Bridgerton leads the way (still) — but is that the whole story? The Nielsen US streaming figures for January 25-31 are out, and show Bridgerton leads the pack still in the top slot (but not by as much as other weeks). As we pointed out last week, you get … >
The Nielsen figures for (US) streaming show Bridgerton marches on at the top once more Last time we looked at the Nielsens, the news was WandaVision joining the Mandalorian as Disney+ had two top ten entries. The news is not so good for Disney+ this week, and if you look at the table (below) you’ll see Bridgerton continues to lead the … >
Fate The Winx Saga renewed for a second season after only a month Deadline has reported the renewal of Fate: The Winx Saga for another eight episodes. As we reported previously, this is a title with a significant presence already in both comics and animation. Even if the live action series has carved its own path, … >
The WandaVision debut made The Nielsen Top 10 streamed, original content list in its first week, joining The Mandalorian Good news for Disney+ as the double episode launch of WandaVision reached number 6 in the Top 10 streamed (original) list. With The Mandalorian still there (just) at number 10, this gave them two titles in the top 10 for the … >
BBC Two and BBC iPlayer has acquired series one of The Terror from AMC Studios International The Terror is inspired by true events and is a fictionalised account of Captain Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition to the Arctic. It follows the Royal Navy’s perilous voyage into uncharted territory as the crew attempts to discover the … >
It’s a dubious honour, but a report from experts Torrentfreak reveals The Mandalorian was the most pirated show in 2020 At Cultbox we’d like to make it clear we do not condone piracy in any form of anything, be it TV show, film, audio drama, game or other software. It is not a victimless crime. That said, … >
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, … >
IMDB (the Internet Movie DataBase) has published its top 10 TV shows of 2020 (and other charts). Number one show is The Boys. December is the time for lists and charts of the year, and our attention is very much focussed on IMDB’s ranking of top TV shows. Several of them would make our own list of … >