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Skeleton Crew – Jude Law’s Star Wars series has wrapped filming

Skeleton Crew will bring us Jude Law and a group of kids trying to get home.  With The Mandalorian Season 3 soon upon us, it’s good to know the Star Wars television pipeline remains active. Thanks to social media reports from a crewmember, swiftly deleted, we know that the Jude Law fronted Skeleton Crew series … >

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The Mandalorian Season 3 official trailer lands

Mandalorians, Jedis and old friends abound in The Mandalorian Season 3 trailer.  With the series landing on March 1st, the official trailer for Season 3 of The Mandalorian dropped last night. Amid a US Football clash, it was heralded by a gorgeous new poster. Here’s the trailer for Season 3: The journeys of the Mandalorian … >

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Star Wars: Ahsoka – production begins

The Disney+ series will follow Anakin Skywalker’s former apprentice Ahsoka Tano.  The force is strong on Disney+ at present, with Obi-Wan Kenobi landing at the end of May. Additionally, in the pipeline is the Rogue One prequel Andor and a third series of The Mandalorian too. However, the streamer has now revealed on Twitter that … >

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Binge watching — the data

Binge watching — the data revealed

Binge watching — what does the data reveal? Last month we discussed whether or not binge watching was a good idea. Inevitably the answer was it depends and choice is good. This month we thought we’d take the perspective of a streamer, and see what the data says. If you’re a regular, you’ll know we like the … >

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Inventing Anna is top of the list in the latest Nielsen ratings

In the latest Nielsens, Inventing Anna tops the table by a massive margin — but what else is going on? We’ve processed the Nielsen data for February 14-20, and the gap between Inventing Anna and second place Love is Blind is huge (numbers later). Last week we focused on Reacher, and we predicted: Sweet Magnolias possibly taking the top … >

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Reacher takes Amazon to the top of the Nielsens

Reacher takes Amazon to the top of the Nielsens (just)

By a slender margin, Reacher takes Amazon to the top of the latest Nielsens We’ve just processed the Nielsen data for the week February 7-13, and Prime Video series Reacher takes the top spot — the first time Amazon has been there since Wheel of Time last November. Last week we saw Reacher only make the second spot, but predicted: … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – February 2022

Welcome to the CultBox Podcast Roundup for February 2022.  Our favourite podcasts this month in the worlds of film and tv have included, in no particular order… The Two Shot Podcast, S9 Ep11 – Arthur Darvill Craig Parkinson speaks to Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who, Broadchurch, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow). The wide-ranging conversation takes in his … >

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Ozark Season 4 breaks through 4 billion minutes

Ozark season 4 breaks the four billion minutes barrier in the Nielsens

It was a clear winner in last week’s Nielsens — this week Ozark season 4 breaks the four billion minutes barrier Last week, Ozark was the to of the Nielsens with just under three billion minutes viewed. In our analysis, we suggested: Ozark still riding high, Archive 81 falling back and the wonderfully named The Woman in the … >

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