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 […]
Jasper Fforde’s Last Dragonslayer flying to Sky
Sky 1 plans to set Christmas ablaze with its brand new drama, The Last Dragonslayer. Based on the first of Jasper Fforde’s series of novels, and adapted by Tom Edge (Scrotal Recall), […]
SG1 exec Brad Wright’s Travelers heads to Netflix
Travelers, a new time travel series created by Stargate SG1’s Brad Wright, is a go at Netflix. The series is being co-produced with Showcase, who will air it in Canada, and […]
Netflix’s Iron Fist finds its Meachum siblings
Tom Pelphrey and Jessica Stroup have been cast as the Meachums in Netflix’s fourth Marvel series, Iron Fist, which is currently entering production. Pelphrey is best known for his role in Banshee as Kurt Bunker, and will play Ward Meachum; 90210’s Stroup will be his sister Joy. Their father Harold is being played by Lord of the Rings’ veteran David Wenham. […]
Petrie, Ramirez & Goddard to oversee Netflix’s Defenders
The Daredevil series 2 team will be at the helm of The Defenders, Netflix has announced. The Executive Producers and showrunners of the most recent Marvel Netflix show will unite […]
AMC renew Fear the Walking Dead for third year
The zombie apocalypse continues on AMC, as Fear the Walking Dead has been given a third season order, hot on the heels of the show’s recent return. “What Dave Erickson and Robert Kirkman have invented in Fear The Walking Dead is to be applauded,” Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios explained. “Watching Los Angeles crumble through the […]
Neil Gaiman adapting Good Omens for TV (updated)
Neil Gaiman has confirmed that he will be writing a six-part TV adaptation of Good Omens, the novel he co-wrote with Terry Pratchett. The announcement came at a special memorial for Pratchett held at the Barbican on April 14th. Although originally reports indicated Gaiman had previously said he wouldn’t be doing anything further following Pratchett’s death, but changed his mind after receiving […]
Scribe Award nominees announced
The 10th annual Scribe Awards will be handed out at the San Diego Comic Con in July, given by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers to make excellence in […]
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