Romantic Getaway - Written and created by Romesh Ranganathan and Katherine Ryan

Romantic Getaway – Romesh Ranganathan & Katherine Ryan couple up

The pair are joining forces to play a desperate couple in a new comedy drama.   Katherine Ryan made the jump from stand-up to sitcom with The Duchess for Netflix in 2020. Romesh Ranganathan followed suit in 2022 with Avoidance on the BBC. Now, the pair have jumped together to Sky to play a prospective parents … >

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Luca Marinelli

M. Son of the Century – Joe Wright directs the story of Mussolini’s rise

Actor Luca Marinelli leads the cast as the Italy’s fascist dictator.  We love history here at CultBox Towers and there’s something compelling about the stories of how dictators rose to power. It’s doubtless why we’re addicted to Paul McGann’s podcast on the subject. While Real Dictators has yet to tackle however is Benito Mussolini, the Italian … >

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House of the Dragon - Queen Alicent and Princess Rhaenyra as adults

House of the Dragon – Ep 6 ages up two major players

We welcome Olivia Cooke and Emma D’Arcy as the adult versions of Alicent and Rhaenyra.  We’ve known from the outset that House of the Dragon would incorporate a narrative time jump during its first season. The Game of Thrones prequel draws its story from George R. R. Martin’s Fire and Blood; it chronicles an approximately … >

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GoT Prequels: House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon breaks viewing records for Sky

The show’s UK broadcaster sees bumper figures… and makes episode 1 free to view via YouTube.  Based on George R.R. Martin’s boom Fire & Blood, House of the Dragon, the new Westeros-set show takes place some 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. However, thanks to viewing figures being trumpeted by Sky, the prequel … >

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GoT Prequels: House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon – Season 2 commissioned

With a bumper audience for its premiere, those dragons will be back for more!  HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, which launched on September 21st, has garnered critical and popular acclaim. In terms of numbers, the premiere has grabbed the largest audience for any new HBO series; across on-demand and streaming in the … >

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Vampire Academy

Sky reveals the trailer for Vampire Academy

Peacock open the doors of the Vampire Academy on September 16th.  Sky’s hook-up with the Peacock, the NBC/Universal streamer continues to bear fruit. One of the latest shows to make it across the pond is Vampire Academy. Based on Richelle Mead’s YA book series, the story centres on a boarding school, St. Vladimir’s Academy, where … >

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