The movie project is his feature directing debut. Written and directed by Succession creator Jesse Armstrong, Mountainhead has just finished production in Park City, Utah. The details are scant, but the film’s longline says “A group of billionaire friends get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis”. It stars Steve Carrell as Randall, … >
After four seasons and thirty-nine episodes, the fate of Waystar Royco is finally settled. It’s been a compelling run, but the Succession finale finally delivered an answer to the question inherent in the show’s title. The fourth season has been full of twists and turns, and the show’s 88-minute closer ‘With Open Eyes’ did not … >
The Roy children are ready to go to war in the Succession Season 4 trailer. Sky have dropped the trailer for Season 4 of Succession, the high-stakes family and corporate drama’s final run. The decision to end the show was recently confirmed by showrunner Jesse Armstrong, who wants it to “…go out strong.” Here’s the … >
The warring Roy clan will return for ten more episodes. HBO, the American home of Succession have confirmed the start of production on the show’s next series. The hit drama, which follows the fortunes of a dysfunctional family atop a corporate media empire, will generate a further 10 episodes across its fourth season. That brings … >
With 2015’s Christmas special done and dusted, the rumour wheel can start turning in earnest on the next season of Doctor Who. Confirmed to be continuing in his showrunner role, Steven Moffat has been teasing Season 10’s writing line-up with a promise of excitement, revealing: “…we’ve had meetings today with two writers who’ve never written … >
Well, if there’s one thing we’ve learned tonight, it’s that the writers of Babylon certainly know how to leave us on a heck of a cliffhanger! Seriously, we have to wait how long for the next episode?! Cliffhanger aside, there’s certainly a lot of excellent plotting on offer in this week’s finale. First of all, … >
Following Danny Boyle’s pilot episode in February, Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong’s police drama Babylon is back with six new episodes. Welcome to London’s police force, with accusations of racism, the use of lethal force, and corruption all part of the daily routine. Luckily for the public, the capital city has the … >
After a rocky couple of episodes, it really feels like Babylon is back to full strength this week, with a barnstorming episode that finally brings lagging storylines up to a point of interest. One wonders whether the show would have worked better with a lower episode count, but regardless of such wonderings, it’s certainly nice … >
As predicted, this week’s episode of Babylon is all about the fallout from last week’s shock ending. And once again, the show veers more towards the dark drama side of the spectrum, with less black humour and witty putdowns than in previous weeks. However, unlike last week, this time the lack of comedy seems to … >
Say what you like about Babylon, but after tonight’s rug-pull ending, you certainly can’t say it’s predictable. The suicide of Commissioner Richard Miller certainly ups the ante for future instalments, a game-changing cliffhanger that left us both reeling and pondering what next for the remaining lead characters, all of whom will no doubt feel the … >