For All Mankind

For All Mankind – Apple announces Season 5 and a Soviet spinoff

The For All Mankind team head behind the Iron Curtain to look at the story of Star City.  Apple TV+ have announced that its alt-reality series For All Mankind is getting a fifth season. Jumping up the timeline, each season has explored key moments in the space race since it diverged from our reality when … >

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Down Cemetery Road – Apple TV+ adapts another Mick Herron novel

The series will star Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson. Off the back of the success of Slow Horses, Apple TV+ have commissioned another adaptation of a Mick Herron book. This time, it’s Down Cemetery Road, his debut novel from 2003. The thriller, which features struggling private eye Zoë Boehm, is the first of his four-book “The … >

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Apple TV+ Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters gets Season 2 plus spin-offs

The Monsterverse television series, starring Kurt and Wyatt Russell will be back for more…  Apple TV+ have announced that Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which takes place in Legendary Entertainment‘s Monsterverse, is recommissioned. On the heels of “monstrous success”, the streamer has confirmed a deal for the second run of Monarch. It also mentions multiple spin-off … >

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Paramount+ adverts

Paramount+ adverts are coming, is Apple TV+ next?

Paramount+ adverts are coming as they join an ever-increasing group of streamers — will Apple TV+ follow next? Thanks to Digital TV Europe, we read how Paramount+ will rollout adverts internationally this spring. Netflix seems to have a first mover advantage here, and recent financials suggest the move has been a success. Disney+ also has … >

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Merger rumours Paramount and Peacock

Merger rumours prove streaming is still evolving rapidly

Merger rumours concerning Paramount+ and Peacock demonstrate a market still in flux We’ve reported before on the ever-evolving market for streaming. Over the past two years the stories have been about how companies cope with the vast costs associated with market entry. More established brands (eg Disney) have spend big (Star Wars and Marvel), produced a lot … >

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Hijack Season 1 - Idris Elba as Sam Nelson

Hijack Season 2 – Apple TV+ renews Idris Elba’s real time thriller

Sam Nelson looks set to find himself in another tense against-the-clock situation.  Ladies and gentlemen, please make sure your seat belt is securely fastened and that your seat backs and tray tables are in their fully upright position. Apple TV+ have pressed the button on another run of Hijack. The show’s tense first season played … >

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