The journey is over for Dr Ben Song and his team at the Quantum Leap project. News has broken (via Deadline) that the updated version of Quantum Leap won’t be continuing to a third season. The show, which airs on NBC in the US, wrapped up its second run in February. The new Quantum Leap … >
Paramount+ adverts are coming as they join an ever-increasing group of streamers — will Apple TV+ follow next? Thanks to Digital TV Europe, we read how Paramount+ will rollout adverts internationally this spring. Netflix seems to have a first mover advantage here, and recent financials suggest the move has been a success. Disney+ also has … >
Netflix, Paramount+, Sky Showtime, Pluto TV – the broadcast legacy of Discovery is complicated! Ahead of Star Trek: Discovery’s fifth and final season, it’s been confirmed that the show now has an additional new home at Sky Showtime. Discovery’s tenure has been complicated one, tied to the rocky corporate world of streaming services. It was … >
The streamer has commissioned a follow-on show, with Guy Ritchie directing. Paramount+ has announced a new show, continuing the legacy of Ray Donovan – via news in Deadline. The Donovans, from writer Ronan Bennett (Top Boy), is billed as an extension of the franchise. The original Ray Donovan, created by Ann Biderman, followed the exploits … >
The show depicts a society where men live monitored, under a strict nightly curfew. Streamer Paramount+ have dropped the details of their latest commission, a new UK thriller taking its inspiration from recent headlines. Headlined by Sarah Parish, Alexandra Burke and Mandip Gill, the show depicts a world where men are strictly regulated. Here’s the … >
The long-awaited final season of Star Trek: Discovery begins on April 4th, 2024. Updated 27/02/23: As anticipated, Paramount+ have dropped a full trailer for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5. The new promo delivers a mix of action and emotion as we prepare to bid goodbye to another show in the Trek franchise. “It has been … >
Even more tossed salads and scrambled eggs for Frasier Crane in season 2? News has landed (via The Hollywood Reporter) that the revival of Frasier has scored a second season. The show is based on the phenomenally successful sitcom, itself a spinoff from Cheers. Frasier‘s new era picks up the tale of Dr Frasier Crane … >
Merger rumours concerning Paramount+ and Peacock demonstrate a market still in flux We’ve reported before on the ever-evolving market for streaming. Over the past two years the stories have been about how companies cope with the vast costs associated with market entry. More established brands (eg Disney) have spend big (Star Wars and Marvel), produced a lot … >
Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh reprises her role as the former mirror universe Emperor Philippa Georgiou. The official Star Trek website has confirmed that production is underway on the Section 31 movie. Starring Michelle Yeoh, the Paramount+ film follows her Star Trek: Discovery character, the ruthless mirror universe iteration of Philippa Georgiou. She joins the secretive … >
Comments from Patrick Stewart suggest he isn’t yet finished playing Jean-Luc Picard. While presented as his final hurrah, Patrick Stewart has given a strong indication that Picard season 3 wasn’t the last we are going to see of the former Enterprise Captain. Playing out from February 2023, the well-received final season of Picard did what … >