Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale comes to Hulu
Following on from their success with an adaptation of Stephen King’s 11.22.63, US streaming service Hulu is now preparing a version of Margaret Atwood’s classic story The Handmaid’s Tale with […]
The Punisher flies solo on Netflix
Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle is getting his own series on Netflix. “The Punisher is back. Locked and loaded.” the streaming service tweeted on April 29th, confirming rumours that have been flying around since it was confirmed the character would appear on the second season of Daredevil. Steve Lightfoot (Hannibal) will be Executive Producer and Showrunner in addition to writing the […]
Doctor Who challenges Jessica Jones for Hugo Award
Doctor Who’s Heaven Sent – the penultimate episode of series 9 – is in competition with Marvel’s Jessica Jones for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form). This pits Peter Capaldi’s tour de force solo performance against his predecessor David Tennant, who played Kilgrave on the Netflix show. The other nominees in the category are episodes of Supernatural, […]
Nosferatu for Halloween at RAH’s first Festival of Film
A special showing of Nosferatu will be one of the highlights of the Royal Albert Hall’s Festival of Film, which premieres this autumn, celebrating the magic of the movies, while shining […]
Twin Peaks revival cast revealed
The full 217-strong cast list for Mark Frost and David Lynch’s return to Twin Peaks has been released – although not the characters they’ll be playing. The new Showtime series […]
Help against Apocalypse in the final X-Men trailer (video)
“You’ve been busy!” “We had a little help…” The final trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse has arrived from Fox, as Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique helps bring X-Men together to battle against Apocalypse and his four “Horsemen” – and it includes many, many different X-Men from across the six decades of the comic book. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, […]
Jonathan Strange feted at BAFTA Craft Awards
The BBC’s prestigious adaptation of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell was honoured at the BAFTA Craft Awards held on April 24th. The historical fantasy won Best Production Design as well […]
Pearl Mackie is the new Doctor Who companion
It’s all change in the TARDIS with the announcement that Pearl Mackie will be joining Peter Capaldi for Series 10. The BBC made a big fuss about the release, with videos […]
Star Trek 2017 to shoot in Canada?
According to various reports, the new Star Trek TV show will be shooting north of the border. Studio space has apparently been booked in Toronto from September for the new show, executive produced by Bryan Fuller, whose Hannibal shot in the Ontario city for three seasons, and who is curently working on Starz’ American Gods adaptation there. This will mark the […]
Jessica Jones and The Leftovers win Peabody Awards
Netflix’s second Marvel series, Jessica Jones, and HBO’s The Leftovers have been honoured with a Peabody Award. The series each won one of the Peabody 30, the coveted awards handed out annually by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Regarding Jessica Jones, the judges noted: “This one part superhero saga, one part neo-noir program asks unpopular questions […]
Earth Day sees ID4 Resurgence (video)
“They like to get the landmarks,” Jeff Goldblum notes as he’s once again a passenger caught up in a battle against the aliens. To mark Earth Day (April 22nd), Fox […]
Game of Thrones confirmed for 7th season
It may seem as if it was a no-brainer, but apparently there was some doubt over whether HBO’s signature series Game of Thrones would be back after the sixth series, which starts this weekend. HBO simply confirmed in a statement that the show – along with Veep and Silicon Valley, which also return this weekend – will be back in […]
Syfy heading to Krypton
Superman prequel series Krypton is confirmed for launch on Syfy. Unlike Smallville, which focused on the teen years of the Man of Steel, Krypton is set on his planet of […]
Date and time for new Doctor Who companion
The BBC will be making a special announcement regarding the casting of the next Doctor Who companion this coming Saturday. It will take place at half time of the FA […]
RIP Bond director Guy Hamilton
Guy Hamilton, who directed four James Bond films, has died, aged 93. Sir Roger Moore revealed the news on Twitter on April 21st. Hamilton directed Moore in his first two […]
Shannara Chronicles renewed for second year
Despite not performing well on “traditional” television, MTV has renewed The Shannara Chronicles thanks in part to its strong showing digitally. The show, adapted by Smallville creators Al Gough and […]
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