Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter

Those About To Die – Anthony Hopkins cast as Roman Emperor Vespasian

The veteran actor will play the Emperor of Roman in a forthcoming gladiator series.   An epic period drama demands heavyweight casting, so it’s great to see Sir Anthony Hopkins signed up for an Imperial role. According to Deadline, he’s going to play the Roman Emperor Vespasian in the forthcoming drama Those About To Die. … >

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Poker Face – teaser & date for Natasha Lyonne’s starry mystery series (updated)

She knows when you’re lying… Updated 16/01/22: Thanks to the Television Critics Association press tour, there’s a new trailer for Poker Face. Creator Rian Johnson and star Natasha Lyonne have been speaking about their upcoming crime solving show, as reported in Deadline. Johnson has been discussing the challenge of creating a series, a task he … >

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Community

Community – the movie is a go! (updated)

We had six seasons of Community on TV, now we’re getting that long-promised movie too.  (Updated 06/11/22): Dan Harmon confirms the involvement of Donald Glover. It’s been over a month since our joy at the announcement of a Community movie… and while we were indeed thrilled, there were a couple of notable names missing from … >

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Edward Fox as the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal – Sky and Peacock announce television series

The classic thriller movie will be the inspiration for a new globe-trotting drama.  Drawn from Frederick Forsyth’s seminal thriller, 1973’s The Day of the Jackal drew acclaim on its release. Now the story is getting a “bold, contemporary reimagining” for Sky and Peacock. While remaining true to the spirit of the original, the series promises … >

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New Quantum Leap – Scott Bakula clears up his non-involvement

It looks like Sam Beckett won’t be joining Ben Song on his time-travels.  With the new Quantum Leap launching imminently, fans have been holding on to the hope that original series star Scott Bakula will return. The actor played original leaper Dr. Sam Beckett across five series and his story never concluded; the show ended … >

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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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Quantum Leap shakeup – the revival gains a new showrunner

In a shake up behind the scenes, the episode order is also getting a shuffle. Thanks to an exclusive report in Deadline, we’ve learned there are changes afoot at the new Quantum Leap. With the show bound for NBC’s autumn schedule, Martin Gero, who has been with the series in an executive producer capacity, is … >

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The Undeclared War

The Undeclared War – more details and a start date

Now we’ve recovered from that “emergency broadcast”, which introduced us to the threat of The Undeclared War (with a side-order of Prime Ministerial wish fulfilment), we’ve been able to find out a few more details about Channel 4’s upcoming thriller. First up, we have a quote from series creator Peter Kosminsky on what the show … >

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