Slow Horses

Slow Horses Season 2 – Apple TV+ drops a trailer

The Slough House team return for another case when Russian sleeper agents activate.  Ahead of its premiere on December 2nd, Apple TV+ have released the trailer for the second run of Slow Horses. The show, which enjoyed a well-received first outing earlier this year, stars Gary Oldman as the leader of a team of dysfunctional … >

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Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II in the Crown

Rumours of a prequel series to The Crown

Is Peter Morgan about to wind back the clock to the start of the Twentieth Century?  With Netflix’s award-winning royal drama The Crown about to begin its final iteration, rumours abound that the streamer wants more. The show, made by Left Bank Pictures, has focussed on the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II … >

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Taboo series 2 – “We are trying to get stars aligned…”

Writer Steven Knight indicates that it’s a matter of when, not if.  Almost two years ago, CultBox happily reported that scripts for the second run of Taboo were almost complete. With writer Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) teasing the show’s future potentially running to a third season, there was optimistic talk of a late-2019 or 2020 … >

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Save The Cinema Samantha Morton

Save the Cinema first look image revealed

Sky has unveiled a first-look image of Samantha Morton in the Sky Original film Save The Cinema They’ve also provided a lot of detail on the story: Inspired by the extraordinary real-life events sparked by tenacious hairdresser Liz Evans (Samantha Morton), Save The Cinema illustrates how the resolve of a small Welsh town, inspired by … >

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Taboo

Confirmed: ‘Taboo’ is returning for a second season

BBC One and FX have announced the recommission of Tom Hardy’s Taboo. Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s major new eight-part drama series, produced by Ridley Scott and based on an original story by Tom Hardy and his father, premiered on BBC One in January and has become one of the most successful dramas ever on BBC iPlayer. Pre-order Taboo on … >

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‘Taboo’ Episode 7 review: A bold, intriguing, even delirious piece of TV

Hahahahahahaha. What. Is. Going. On?!? No, seriously (that laughter was just desperation), what’s going on? It’s the penultimate episode and I’ve still no idea where Taboo is heading, or why. In fact I’m at a strange nexus where I’ve no idea what will happen next but can barely remember what’s happened before. That’s not because … >

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