Who doesn’t love a good sci-fi story that addresses relatable political issues set in a near-recognisable world? That’s E4’s new six-part series The Aliens in a nutshell. In a Britain that otherwise looks a lot like ours, we learn in the first episode’s opening scenes that aliens crash-landed on the planet a few decades back, … >
Broadcast on E4 from 2009 to 2013, sci-fi comedy-drama Misfits followed a group of young offenders on community service who gained supernatural powers after being caught in an electrical storm. Misfits ran for five seasons and, like Being Human, by the end had a completely different cast to the one it had started with. > … >
E4 has released the first trailer for new comedy-drama The Aliens, from the makers of Misfits. Created by In the Flesh writer Fintan Ryan, the six-part series begins on E4 next month. Michael Socha (This is England, Being Human) and Michaela Coel (Top Boy, Chewing Gum) lead the cast of The Aliens, alongside Michael Smiley … >
E4 has commissioned a new comedy-drama about a group of travellers embarking on a three month trip around Asia. Foreign Bodies is created by Tom Basden, whose has previously written for Fresh Meat, The Wrong Mans and Plebs. The writing team also includes James Wood (Rev), Tony Roche (Veep), Rob Delaney (Catastrophe), Charlie Covell (Banana), Tim … >
E4 has announced the commission of Kiss Me First, an “innovative and emotional thriller” written by Skins creator Bryan Elsley. An adaptation of Lottie Moggach’s best-selling young adult novel of the same name, the six 60-minute episodes will premiere on E4 in the UK and on Netflix in the rest of the world. The official … >
Once upon a timeline, there was a pilot for a parallel universe-hopping E4 comedy-drama called ALT. Written by Jamie Mathieson (currently one of the best writers on Doctor Who), it starred Craig Roberts (Being Human) and Gethin Anthony (Game of Thrones), with Jason Flemyng (X-Men: First Class). And in a parallel universe somewhere – perhaps … >
E4 has commissioned a new season of Chewing Gum. Actress, writer, playwright, singer and poet Michaela Coel will return for six new 30-minute episodes next year. The comedy’s first season launched on E4 in October. Michaela Coel commented: “The love and support for my Chewing Gum baby has been overwhelming and I can’t wait to … >
E4 has announced the cast for new comedy-drama Aliens. Michael Socha (This is England, Being Human) and Michaela Coel (Top Boy, Chewing Gum) will lead the cast, with Socha playing the show’s mild-mannered hero and Coel as an alien. The six one-hour episodes will also star Michael Smiley (Black Mirror), Ashley Walters (Cuffs), Holli Dempsey … >
E4 has released the first trailer for Tripped, the channel’s new comedy-drama set in parallel universes. Created by Jamie Mathieson (Being Human) with The Missing writers Harry and Jack Williams, the four-part series stars Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners) as Danny, an average 24-year-old who has been friends with stoner Milo (George Webster) since they were … >
E4 has released a set of promotional photos for Tripped, the channel’s new comedy-drama set in parallel universes. Tripped was originally created by Doctor Who writer Jamie Mathieson (‘Flatline’, ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’) as Alt, a pilot for E4 last year. Mathieson is now joined on the four-part series by Harry and Jack Williams, … >