FX pick up X-Men spin-off Legion
Legion, the latest series to bring the X-Men universe to television, has received an eight episode order from FX. Described as “the story of a troubled young man who may be […]
BBC America rebooting Quatermass
According to a report at Variety, Professor Bernard Quatermass is returning to the airwaves, thanks to BBC America. As part of a slate of new projects in development at BBC America, Variety notes there is “a remake of the Brit series about a professor and his daughter who investigate an alien invasion, written by Jeremy Dyson for Happy Valley producer Red. […]
Dwayne Johnson confirmed as Doc Savage
Doc Savage, Man of Bronze, will be bounding his way onto cinema screens once more, this time in the person of Dwayne Johnson. “It’s OFFICIAL,” Johnson posted on his Instagram […]
HBO confirms Westworld will open this year
HBO’s reimagining of Michael Crichton’s Westworld has been plagued with various problems during production, but HBO has finally announced that the ten-part series will start this autumn. Described as “a […]
King’s Mr Mercedes heads to AT&T’s Audience network
The TV version of Mr Mercedes, the first novel in Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy, is heading to AT&T’s Audience network for a 2018 release. The Hollywood Reporter says that a 10-episode order has been given for the adaptation, which will star Brendan Gleeson as retired detective Hodges and Anton Yelchin as Brady Hartsfield, the killer responsible for mowing his way […]
Star Trek: The Exhibition beams down to Blackpool
Blackpool will play host to a major celebration of the 50th Anniversary Year of the Star Trek franchise throughout 2016 and 2017 with a series of thrilling events. Under license […]
BBC orders 6th Hitchhiker’s Guide radio series
According to reports at the British Comedy Guide, the BBC has commissioned a sixth chapter of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The new series is expected to air in 2017, and is being organised and overseen by Dirk Maggs, who oversaw the later radio series, alongside David Morley from Perfectly Normal Productions. Maggs confirmed to the BCG that the […]
CBS cancel Limitless
Despite the studio’s attempts to find another home for it, the TV spin-off of Limitless is no more. The show, derived from the 2011 movie starring Bradley Cooper, lasted one season on CBS. “I’m truly sad to report that #Limitless will not continue on any platform. Thanks so much to everyone who watched,” showrunner Craig Sweeny tweeted. CBS had stated […]
Eve scores double triumph at RTS Scotland Awards
The CBBC SF series Eve has won two key awards at the Royal Television Society Regional Awards for Scotland held on May 25th. The show, which aired its second season earlier this year, won Best Children’s Drama Award, and John Cobban was awarded Best Sound for his work on the series. It is hoped that there will shortly be news […]
An Outbreak for Torchwood’s 10th anniversary
Big Finish are marking Torchwood’s 10th anniversary with their first full-cast audio, featuring John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd. The three-part new adventure has been written by Guy Adams, […]
Edinburgh Film Fest unveils superhero focus
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has unveiled its 2016 programme. As well as the regular science fiction and fantasy driven Night Moves strand, this year’s event includes Pow!, a focus on […]
John Carpenter returns to Halloween franchise
“Yes, it’s true… I’m back,” director John Carpenter stated on his Facebook page, confirming that he will be executive producing the latest iteration of the Halloween franchise that he started […]
Carrie-Ann Moss joins Iron Fist
Carrie-Ann Moss’s lawyer Jeri Hogarth will be crossing to yet another Marvel series, with an appearance confirmed in Iron Fist. Moss will reprise her role, first seen in Marvel’s Jessica […]
Paramount/CBS stop Axanar lawsuit
The long-running legal battle between CBS, Paramount and fan film Axanar appears to be at an end. Axanar tweeted on May 20th: “JJ Abrahms (sic) announcing that because of the efforts […]
New Star Trek Beyond trailer debuts (video)
The new trailer for Star Trek Beyond was revealed at the special fan event held on the Paramount lot on May 20th. Director Justin Lin revealed that the film will […]
Damien cancelled
The Anti-Christ has been defeated – not by the daggers of Megiddo but by the A&E Network, who have not picked up the Omen sequel Damien for a second season. Show creator Glen Mazzara broke the news on Twitter: “This hurts to say but #Damien will not be getting a second season. Thank you from all of us to our […]
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