RIP Trumpton creator Gordon Murray
Gordon Murray, whose creations Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley, formed a key part of many genre fans’ childhood, has died at the age of 96. Murray formed an independent production […]
Netflix get Lost in Space
The long-gestating reboot of the classic TV series Lost in Space has arrived at Netflix with a ten-episode order. Reimagined by feature writing team Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Dracula […]
Preacher gets second season pickup
Thirteen more episodes of AMC’s Preacher are heading our way in 2017, the channel has confirmed. The show, which airs in the UK on Amazon, is scoring well with the key 18-49 demographic, although there have been multiple comments on its pacing. “Preacher is a special television program and we’re eager to share with fans the rest of this wild […]
Strength in Unity for Star Trek Beyond trailer 3
“Let’s make a noise!” Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk says in the third trailer for Star Trek Beyond, just released by Paramount. There’s plenty of new action footage in the […]
Red Dwarf XI hits Dave this September
The new series of Red Dwarf will be aired on UKTV channel Dave starting in September. The eleventh series of the sci-fi comedy reunites the original cast of Chris Barrie […]
Saturn Awards feel the Force
The Force Awakens was the big winner at the 42nd Saturn Awards held on June 22nd. The seventh Star Wars movie won eight awards including Best SF Film and Best Actor (Harrison Ford). Outlander, Supergirl and Hannibal all received recognition in the TV categories. FILM AWARDS Best Science Fiction Film: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture: Ant-Man Best […]
Star Trek 2017 details confirmed (updated)
Speaking to Collider at the Saturn Awards on June 22nd, new Star Trek showrunner Bryan Fuller confirmed some details on the new series, launching in January. The first series will comprise 13 episodes, and will form one story, which “ties in so many elements of Star Trek that I think people will be really excited about because you can look […]
CBS & Paramount release Star Trek fan film guidelines
In the wake of the legal action against Axanar, CBS and Paramount Pictures have released guidelines for those wishing to make Star Trek fan films. “The heart of these fan films has always been about expressing one’s love and passion for Star Trek. They have been about fan creativity and sharing unique stories with other fans to show admiration for the TV shows […]
Galactica’s Helfer is Lucifer’s mother!
From number 6 to 666 – Battlestar Galactica star Tricia Helfer has been cast as Lucifer’s mother in the second season of the Fox show. The official description of “Charlotte” […]
President Lynda Carter for Supergirl
After much speculation, the CW has confirmed that former Wonder Woman Lynda Carter will be returning to the DC small screen universe, playing the President on the new season of […]
First proper chance to enter the new Westworld (video)
HBO and Sky Atlantic have finally released a proper trailer for their reinvention of Michael Crichton’s Westworld, the 1973 movie he wrote and directed about an amusement park where the exhibits go wrong (a theme he would return to with Jurassic Park). The new series is created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, and stars Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel […]
RIP Anton Yelchin
Anton Yelchin, who played Pavel Chekov in the reboot of Star Trek, has been killed in a car accident. The 27 year old actor was killed in a fatal collision […]
Tyler Hoechin is Supergirl’s Superman
Teen Wolf’s Tyler Hoechin has been cast as Superman for the second season of the CW’s Supergirl. “Greg [Berlanti] and I have wanted to work with Tyler for ages, so […]
Orphan Black renewed for final 5th season
A final ten-episode fifth season of BBC America’s Orphan Black will appear next year. “Orphan Black is a thrilling, genre-bending ride that has captured our fans’ imaginations and hearts like no […]
Yelchin, Grammar & Perlman for del Toro’s Trollhunters
At a career retrospective at the Annecy Animation Festival in Annecy, France, Guillermo del Toro announced initial casting on Trollhunters, his epic animated family event series premiering in December 2016 on […]
New Gaiman Neverwhere radio tale this autumn
There’s going to be a new Neverwhere adventure coming to BBC Radio courtesy of Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs. BBC Radio 4 Extra announced, “We love Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere and we’re thrilled that, […]
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