Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Big Finish star Chase Masterson is adding another genre series to her CV, with a guest appearance on next week’s episode of The Flash. Although details of her role are being kept under wraps, Masterson told Sci-Fi Bulletin, “I can’t say too much, but The Flash team is fantastic – rockin’ chemistry – you’ll see!” The […]
Neverwhere and Good Omens’ Neil Gaiman has been given a special award at the 2015 BBC Audio Drama Awards held on February 1st. The Outstanding Contribution Award was given for his strong commitment to radio drama, as exemplified by the two recent adaptations by Dirk Maggs, as well as the serial of The Ocean at the End of the Lane. […]
Sir Roger Moore has announced that his producer friend from The Saint and The Persuaders, Johnny Goodman, died on January 30th. In a tweet on the morning January 31st, he […]
With Daredevil all set to begin on Netflix in April, attention is turning to the second of the Marvel shows, AKA Jessica Jones. In addition to Krysten Ritter as the titular […]
The episode of the long running radio series Desert Island Discs, in which Roy Plomley interviewed the first Doctor, William Hartnell, has been located – at least in part. Lucky listeners to the BBC’s iPlayer service were treated to the 16 minutes of the recording from August 23, 1965, earlier today (January 29) until the broadcast was pulled, pending an […]
Only a couple of days after Ghostbusters’ return was confirmed, NBC has given a pilot order to Strange Calls, a paranormal comedy based on an Australian series about someone else […]
True Blood’s Mehcad Brooks will play James Olsen in the latest version of the Supergirl saga. Usually known as Jimmy rather than James, photographer Olsen is a key part of […]
It seems as if we may be getting a proper X-Men live action TV series in the not too distant future, if Fox chiefs’ plans come to fruition. The nearest live action version we’ve had in recent times has been Mutant X, and the new TV incarnation would need Marvel’s blessing. According to the report at TV Insider, delicate negotiations are […]
Doctor Who and Broadchurch star David Tennant has been cast as the villainous Kilgrave in Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones series. Tennant will star opposite Krysten Ritter and Mike Colter, who […]
Barrie Ingham, who starred in Doctor Who and the Daleks, has died aged 83. Ingham had a long career as a stage and screen actor, working with the RSC and […]
The BBC’s reworking of Atlantis is no more. According to an exclusive report at Digital Spy, the show will not be returning for a third year, although the remaining seven episodes of series 2 will be shown in the spring. A BBC spokesperson said that the need to bring new drama through was behind the decision. Atlantis was revamped for […]
Captain America and The Hunger Games star Stanley Tucci will be one of the antagonists Matt Smith faces in his next Hollywood movie, Patient Zero, according to a report at […]
New incarnations of Storm, Jean Grey and Cyclops will be seen in X-Men Apocalypse, due out in 2016. House of Anubis’ Alexandra Shipp will step into Halle Berry’s shoes as […]
ITV’s reimagining of the Frankenstein story, set in Georgian London in 1827, will have a strong cast when it starts filming in Northern Ireland on January 26. Anna Maxwell Martin (The Bletchley Circle), Charlie Creed-Miles (Ripper Street), Ed Stoppard (Cilla), Elliot Cowan (Da Vinci’s Demons), Hugh O’Conor (Chocolat), (Joe Tucker (Bronson), Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones), Lalor Roddy (Hunger), Patrick Fitzsymons […]
Glee actress Melissa Benoist has gained the coveted part of Kara Zor-El in CBS’ pilot of Supergirl, written by Greg Berlanti and Ali Adler. In this version of the mythos the character […]
Lauren Beukes’ Broken Monsters, her supernatural tale about a detective hunting an unusual serial killer, has been bought by Endemol’s Assisted Dialogue division to develop as a drama series. “Beukes’ novel captures our culture’s fascination with horror,” Assisted Dialogue’s Scott Aversano explained. “Her clever choice to explore this within the constructs of a supernatural novel – especially one which presents […]
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