The legend takes a romantic turn with a show that will focus on the romantic relationship between Rob and Marion. With showrunner John Glenn and producer/director Jonathan English (The Ark), MGM+ are tacking the legend of Robin Hood. Production begins in February, with the show shooting a 10-episode first season at PFI Studios in Serbia. … >
Steven Knight’s raucous tale of the SAS in World War II returns soon. The BBC have released a batch of images from series two of SAS Rogue Heroes. The new six-part run of the bombastic show, originally inspired by Ben Macintyre’s best-seller, returns us the action in the Spring of 1943. SAS Rogue Heroes first … >
The series, based on Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles, is dropping onto ITVX in two parts. ITV’s epic new Arthurian adaptation, The Winter King, is being lined up for a festive streaming release. Taking a leaf out of the Netflix playbook, the 10-part series will land on streamer ITVX in two chunks: episodes 1 – 5 … >
The show is based on Bernard Cornwell’s novel, the first of his Warlord Chronicles book series. Thanks to the show’s American home of MGM+, we now have our first look at The Winter King. The series, coming to ITVX in the UK, is a take on Arthurian legend adapted from the books of Bernard Cornwell. … >
Steven Knight’s rollicking tale of the SAS continues with new Rogue Heroes joining the story for series 2 SAS Rogue Heroes made a significant splash when it landed on BBC One last year. After drawing impressive audience figures, including over 9 million viewers for its first episode, the show was swiftly recommissioned for a second … >
Cage will voice the vodka-drinking, Flashdance loving dragon of the show’s title. Previously in development for Amazon, Deadline have broken the news that Highfire is on the move to Paramount+. The “genre-bending” show is being adapted from Eoin Colfer’s novel of the same name. Unlike his enduring Artemis Fowl and its spin-offs, it’s described as … >
Amazon buys MGM for $8.45 billion — this includes the James Bond movies As we expected a few days ago (when we reported on the imminence of a deal), Amazon buys MGM for a ‘mere’ $8.45 billion. Slightly under the price reported, Variety is now is one of many outlets echoing a similar story: was it … >
Variety is suggesting we shall soon see Amazon buying MGM for $9 billion It seems like only yesterday (it was) we reported on the prospect of an AT&T / Discovery merger through acquisition, and today it’s (according to Variety) Amazon buying MGM. It’s another combination opportunity (are there many left?) with a world-class portfolio (more … >