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 … >
The animated Star Trek show, cancelled by Paramount+, was saved by Netflix. The story of Star Trek: Prodigy, franchise’s children-focussed animated spinoff, has been an eventful one. Launched on Nickelodeon and Paramount+, the show was a success and swiftly recommissioned. However, it later fell foul of Paramount’s cost-cutting last June. With a second season all … >
Captain Burnham and her crew will finally be with us in April 2024. The long-awaited final run of Star Trek: Discovery lands in April next year. The phase long-awaited seems appropriate as the show’s fourth season wrapped up in March 2022. You can blame the spacing out on live-action Star Trek shows on the recent … >
While we wait for further those voyages, the show’s second season lands on DVD in December. The US entertainment industry is getting back on track in the wake of the resolution of both writers and actors strikes. As this happens, one of the shows we’re most keen to see return is Star Trek: Strange New … >