Tremors returning to TV with Kevin Bacon?
The Tremors franchise took a sharp left turn yesterday with the news that Kevin Bacon will be starring and executive producing a new TV show about the critters attacking Perfection. […]
Friendships on the line in first Captain America: Civil War trailer (video)
Steve Rogers’ friendships are put to the test in the first full trailer for Captain America: Civil War, hitting cinemas next May. The trailer sets up the conflict of interests […]
Elfman to premiere new Alice finale at Royal Albert Hall
Danny Elfman is composing a new piece to complete his score for Tim Burton’s Alice, which will premiere at the Royal Albert Hall on 12 December. “I felt that something […]
Agent Carter back in action (video)
“Before the Avengers, before SHIELD”… Peggy Carter is back dealing with the Marvel Universe bad guys on January 5th in the US – and on Fox on January 17th in the UK. ABC has released the first proper teaser trailer for Peggy’s second season of adventures, as she and Edwin Jarvis deal with perils that could leave California going to […]
Moffat sets record straight on Who’s 50th anniversary
Multiple stories have been going the rounds over the years about the reasons for John Hurt joining the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special, and showrunner Steven Moffat has finally gone on record with his account of the turbulent preparation of The Day of the Doctor. Talking to Radio Times, Moffat explains how the show morphed from the three 21st Century Doctors […]
Netflix reviving Lost in Space
Danger Will Robinson! Netflix is working on a new update of the classic 1960s Irwin Allen TV series Lost in Space. The latest reboot is described as “an epic but grounded science fiction saga focusing on a young explorer family from earth lost in an alien universe and the challenges they face in staying together against seemingly insurmountable odds.” It […]
Eve and Humans shortlisted for Broadcast Awards (updated)
Eve and Humans, the two genre shows about humanoid robots, are in contention for Broadcast Awards 2016. The CBBC series Eve, co-created by Emma Reeves and David Chikwe, has been shortlisted for Best Children’s Programme, while the E4 show Humans, starring former Merlin Colin Morgan, is up for Best Drama Series or Serial. Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror special White Christmas has […]
FX adapting Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle
Fargo’s Noah Hawley is working on an adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle for FX, according to a report at Deadline. The novel was originally published in 1963 and tackles […]
ABC Family commissions first horror series
It sounds like a contradiction in terms, but ABC Family have commissioned their first horror series, Dead of Summer. The network is rebranding itself as “Freeform” from January 2016, expanding […]
Syfy greenlights Channel Zero limited series
Syfy has given the go-ahead for two six-episode miniseries of Channel Zero to be aired around Halloween in 2016 and 2017. The first season will be based on Kris Straub’s […]
Lord of the Rings scribe tackling Young Merlin
Phillippa Boyens, co-writer of the scripts for Peter Jackson’s six-part foray into Tolkien’s Middle-earth as well as King Kong and The Lovely Bones, has turned her attention to Merlin, adapting […]
Good Omens & Big Finish up for 2016 Audio Awards
The short list for the 2016 Audio Drama Awards has been published and Good Omens, The Omega Factor, Dark Shadows and Sherlock Holmes all feature. Dirk Maggs’ production of Neil […]
Peggy Carter returns January 5th
Agent Peggy Carter will be touching down in Los Angeles on January 5th on ABC. As expected, the show will take the 9pm timeslot currently occupied by Agents of SHIELD, which […]
Sci-Fi Bulletin at the Doctor Who Festival
The Doctor Who Festival kicked off in style at the Excel Centre in London on November 13th, and Sci-Fi Bulletin was there in force. Click here to read Nick Joy’s review of the first day seen from the point of view of one of the paying public, and come back to this page over the coming days for links to […]
American fans get cinema screening for Who Christmas Special
The new Christmas Special, featuring Peter Capaldi and the return of Alex Kingston as River Song to the TV series, will be showing in North American cinemas on 28 and […]
New major Jessica Jones trailer released (video)
Netflix’s second Marvel series Jessica Jones kicks off on November 20th, and a new trailer gives the best indication yet of the tone and feel of the show. All 13 episode of the series will premiere on November 20, 2015 at 12:01am PT (i.e. 8.01 a.m. UK time) in all territories where Netflix is available. Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter and […]
Sci-Fi Bulletin: Exploring the Universes of SF, Fantasy, Horror and Spy-fi! 