Daredevil season 2 date announced
Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil will be heading back into action sooner than anticipated, with news that the Man Without Fear’s second season will be released on March 18, 2016. The […]
Three Doctors face their Masters in new Big Finish trilogy
Two incarnations of the Master will be teaming up to battle three different versions of the Doctor in a new trilogy coming from Big Finish later this year. Geoffrey Beevers […]
Damien Thorn comes home in new trailer (video)
A&E confirmed at the TCAs this week that their horror series Damien, a sequel to the original Omen movie, will debut on Monday March 7th at 10 pm. They also released a new trailer, which features Barbara Hershey as Ann Rutledge, the woman who warns Damien of his role in the apocalypse, and links the series firmly to the first […]
Outlander scores at People’s Choice Awards
Although genre films and TV series generally didn’t do that well, Outlander was the winner in the SF and Fantasy categories at the People’s Choice Awards, held on January 6. Star Caitriona Balfe won Favourite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress, while the show was the Favourite Cable TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy show. The recently cancelled Beauty & the Beast won the equivalent network award, […]
ITV cancel Jekyll & Hyde
Charlie Higson’s Jekyll & Hyde won’t be returning for a second season, the creator has announced. “Sad day today as ITV announce they don’t want any more #JekyllandHyde Ah well, […]
Fargo star to headline FX & Marvel’s Legion
Fargo star Rachel Keller seems set to be playing the female lead in FX’s new TV pilot Legion, based around Marvel’s X-Men universe. According to the report at Deadline, Keller will […]
Omega Factor reaches Audio Drama Award finals (updated)
Big Finish’s revival of the cult BBC classic series The Omega Factor has reached the finals of the prestigious BBC Audio Drama Awards. The story The Old Gods, written by Phil Mulryne and directed by Ken Bentley, is one of three finalists for the Best Online Only Audio Award, competing with Hood: King’s Command, by Spiteful Puppet Entertainment Ltd and The […]
Paramount & CBS start legal action against Star Trek fan film (updated)
It looks as if the days of the Star Trek “fan” film may be numbered, after Paramount and CBS issued proceedings against the producers of the Star Trek movie, Axanar. “The Axanar […]
Get ready for The X-Files’ return (video)
In preparation for the return of The X-Files on January 24th, Fox has released an extended behind the scenes look. The twenty-one minute documentary features interviews with creator and producer Chris Carter as well as stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, looking back at the nine years and two feature films of the original run and forward to the six-episode […]
RIP George Clayton Johnson
George Clayton Johnson, whose many SF contributions include the very first broadcast episode of Star Trek, died on Christmas Day aged 86. In what his agency called “a good life […]
Last minute Christmas gifts needed?
Still looking for a Christmas gift for the SFF screen fan in your life? Why not try some of these recommended items – links to our reviews will give you more details! Lord of the Rings fan missing their latest Peter Jackson fix? Try this box-set of the extended edition of The Hobbit movies, or SFB’s editors’ own contribution to the […]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cast revealed
The eighth Harry Potter story has its cast, with the announcement that Jamie Parker, Nona Dumezweni and Paul Thornley will be playing Harry, Hermione and Ron for the stage production of […]
Katherine Waterston to lead Alien: Covenant
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus sequel/Alien prequel has potentially got its lead in Steve Jobs’ Katherine Waterston. According to a report at Deadline, Waterston will play Daniels, one of the crew of […]
RIP Peter Dickinson
British author Peter Dickinson, creator of The Changes trilogy, has died aged 88. The writer of over 60 books, Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson won two Carnegie Medals as well as two Crime Writers Association Golden Daggers, and was well-known for both his crime fiction and his children’s work. His trilogy of stories about an altered England was adapted as […]
The Librarians renewed for series 3
TNT has confirmed that the Librarians will be back for a third run of episodes. The network’s faith in the show is demonstrated by an order for 15 episodes this time […]
Lost’s Grillo-Marxuach for Xena reboot
Lost’s Javier Grillo-Marxuach is expected to be scripting the reboot of Xena, Warrior Princess. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Grillo-Marxuach will be creating a “new, modern Xena” who has the charisma of original lead Lucy Lawless – who is not involved with the new project currently – and elements of Katniss from The Hunger Games franchise. He will executive produce the series […]
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