Sky Atlantic’s heart-stopping thriller Fortitude is back for a second season. As we rejoin the island, the residents have overcome the parasites that tore their peaceful community apart. But their respite from chaos is set to be short lived, with the mainland cutting off funding and supplies, and Dan and Eric absent from a threadbare … >
An uneven chapter of Fortitude, this week’s episode contains some flashes of brilliance amongst its cruder plot developments. Vladik puts the final preparations in place for his ritual, though takes the time to murder a few unfortunate witnesses and give Elena a makeshift funeral. It’s a relief to see someone treat the much-maligned Elena like … >
Sky Atlantic has confirmed when the new season of Game of Thrones will begin in the UK. A dramatic announcement on Facebook has revealed that Season 7 will premiere on HBO in the US on Sunday 16 July. The season’s opening episode will premiere in the UK with a 2am simulcast on Monday 17 July on … >
Sky Atlantic has announced the commission of a new drama series from the makers of Line of Duty. Gone is created and written by Lennie James (Critical, The Walking Dead) and directed by BAFTA winner Nick Murphy (Occupation, The Last Kingdom). Lennie James will star as hero Nelly in the series, alongside Suranne Jones (Doctor … >
After Hildur’s dramatic exit last week, her fate is the elephant in the room throughout Season 2’s seventh instalment. In a poignant episode, Hildur’s friends and family continued to investigate the strange events in Fortitude without knowing of her murder. The police discover that murdered barman Tomak was behind the murder of a pharmaceutical worker, … >
Michael and Hildur meet with Fortitude’s scientific community to discuss the files from Vukobejina. In 1942, an attack similar to the wasp plague was reported in the Russian town, which killed all but one man. The individual survived his infection and displayed unprecedented tissue regeneration, as well as aggression that resulted in the deaths of … >
Although previous chapters have felt obscure and frustrating at times, this week’s episode is tightly plotted and anxiety inducing throughout. Escaped prisoner Tavrani is found dead, surrounded by occult markings. Whilst the town mourns Bianca Munkyo, the man with no face interrupts the wake at The Blue Fox by nailing Tavrani’s tongue to the windowsill. … >
The first trailer has been released for Sky Atlantic’s Guerrilla. Created by Academy Award®-winning writer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave), the six-part drama series follows a group of activists in 1970s London. Guerrilla begins on Thursday 13 April on Sky Atlantic. The all-star international cast includes Freida Pinto, Babou Ceesay, Rory Kinnear, Nathaniel Martello-White, Daniel Mays, Denise … >
The fourth episode of Fortitude Season 2 slowly reveals more depths of its central mystery, but provides plenty of conflict to satisfy the audience. Rune finally reveals his connection to Lazlo Hindemith- he visited the apartment where Hindemith manufactured muskimo, a drug made of the urine of reindeer that have been fed hallucinogenic mushrooms. It … >
Sky Atlantic has ordered a third and final season of crime thriller The Tunnel. Adapted from the Danish/Swedish crime drama The Bridge, the British-French series launched in October 2013 and a second season began in April 2016. Buy the Season 1-2 box set on Amazon here. Written by the show’s lead writer Emilia Di Girolamo (Law & Order: … >