According to a tweet from the official BBC Three twitter feed, zombie drama In the Flesh has been picked up for a second series for broadcast in 2014. “*NEWS* Our zombie drama IN THE FLESH will be back in 2014!” Creator Dominic Mitchell said: “I am absolutely delighted and thrilled to be given this fantastic … Continue reading »
In a new interview to mark the broadcast of the series finale The Name of the Doctor, Matt Smith has made it very clear that he is coming back for a new series of adventures as the Doctor. “I’m on a break for a couple of months while I’m in Detroit making How To Catch … Continue reading »
David Eick, executive producer on Battlestar Galactica and co-creator and exec producer of spin-off Caprica, has signed up as showrunner on TNT’s Falling Skies for its projected fourth season, according to a report at Deadline. He will replace his Caprica co-creator Remi Aubuchon, who has run the show for the past two seasons, which is currently … Continue reading »
There’s good news and bad news for fans of Syfy’s flagship show Warehouse 13: the series is coming back for a fifth season, but it’ll be a curtailed six-episode wrap-up. According to the report at Deadline, production will begin this summer for a 2014 broadcast. “Warehouse 13 has been an incredible signature series for us,” … Continue reading »
According to a report at Digital Spy, Doctor Who head writer Steven Moffat has confirmed categorically that series eight of the revived Doctor Who is happening. “This is a thing that just seems to have slipped by… so can I say it very firmly – series eight is absolutely, definitely confirmed,” Moffat said at the … Continue reading »
Fantasy series Game of Thrones was the only genre winner at the BAFTA TV Awards held on May 12th at the Royal Festival Hall. The series, based on George R.R. Martin’s book saga, won the Audience Award, although it failed to win in its other nominated category, International. Although Doctor Who was not nominated for … Continue reading »
The CW have confirmed that they have given a series order for the latest reboot of The Tomorrow People, the ITV series created by Roger Price, alongside two other SF shows, The 100 and Oxygen. The Tomorrow People is described as “the story of several young people from around the world who represent the next … Continue reading »
Almost Human, the cop show from J.H. Wyman and J.J. Abrams, and Sleepy Hollow, the reworking of the classic story by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, have both been picked up by Fox television for the 2013/14 season. Almost Human stars Karl Urban, Michael Ealy and Lili Taylor in what is described as “an action-packed … Continue reading »
At long last, a major Hollywood studio has turned their attention to the original Dungeons & Dragons game. According to a report at Deadline, Warner Bros. has decided to rework the script for Chainmail, by Wrath Of The Titans and Red Riding Hood‘s David Leslie Johnson into a full-blown version of the game. Warners want … Continue reading »
Stop motion pioneer Ray Harryhausen died in London today, May 7th. Harryhausen was born in June 1920, and developed an interest in stop motion animation after seeing the 1933 version of King Kong. According to the obituary released by the Harryhausen Foundation: “He made his first foray into filmmaking in 1935 with home-movies that featured … Continue reading »
