Surprised doesn’t begin to describe the atmosphere amongst fans when an animated pilot for Homestuck was announced Homestuck, the interactive webcomic with over 100,000 more words than the King James’ Bible, has garnered a dedicated audience since its launch in 2009. Following this, there have been multiple fan projects building on the already dense world. … >
The star of I May Destroy You returns to the corporation for her latest series. Since breaking through with her sitcom Chewing Gum, Michaela Coel’s rise has been fascinating. From guest roles in Black Mirror and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, to starring in Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. At the same time, Coel writes and … >
Every home needs a home bot, right? Apple TV+ have revealed the trailer for Sunny, it’s new ten-part darkly comic mystery series from producers A24. The show, from showrunner Katie Robbins, is based on the Japan based Irish writer Colin O’Sullivan novel The Dark Manual. The story takes place in Kyoto and follows the recently … >
The debut novel from writer Kaliane Bradley deals with a government initiative involving temporal ‘expats’. Yesterday, the BBC announced a raft of new drama commissions. They include a drama made from James Graham’s hit play Dear England, which follows Gareth Southgate’s transformation of the national football team, and two more series of the Belfast set … >
Following its 2021 pilot, Adjani Salmon’s award winning comedy returns for a full series. With Dreaming Whilst Black landing in July 2023, the BBC have released images and cast details for the show. Evolving from web-series to a pilot, Dreaming Whilst Black blossoms into a six-episode series co-produced by Big Deal Films and A24 (Euphoria, … >
The 2020 Booker prize winner is coming to BBC One and iPlayer, adapted by its author. The BBC have announced that writer Douglas Stuart is adapting his award-winning debut novel Shuggie Bain for television. Shuggie Bain is a heart-breaking story of pride, sexuality, addiction, and love. Inspired the writer’s own Glasgow childhood during the Thatcher … >
In October 2015, waitress/stripper Aziah “Zola” King broke the internet with a 148-long Twitter thread that went viral. With an exceptionally innate sense of storytelling, she regaled her followers- then the rest of the world – with her story of a work road trip that went wild. The kind of story that gets wilder with … >