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Lupone, Hodge, Greene & Beauchamp for Penny Dreadful's second year

A wealth of guest stars have been lined up for the second season of Showtime and Sky Atlantic’s Victorian melodrama, Penny Dreadful. Two-time Tony Award winner and Emmy nominee Patti LuPone will play a mysterious character of great importance in Vanessa’s (Eva Green) past. Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge signs on as Bartholomew Rusk, an intense Scotland Yard investigator on the […]

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Walking Dead spin-off lurches into pilot order

AMC has finally confirmed that a pilot for the spin-off series from The Walking Dead will be shot later this year. Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert from The Walking Dead are also executive producers of the new show. Dave Erickson co-created and co-wrote the pilot with Kirkman and will be an executive producer and showrunner. “Almost from the […]

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British Fantasy Awards winners announced

The winners of the British Fantasy Awards 2014 were announced on Sunday, 7 September 2014, at the awards banquet at FantasyCon 2014 in York: Best fantasy novel (the Robert Holdstock Award): A Stranger in Olondria, Sofia Samatar (Small Beer Press) Best horror novel (the August Derleth Award): The Shining Girls, Lauren Beukes (HarperCollins) Best novella: Beauty, Sarah Pinborough (Gollancz) Best […]

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BBC edit beheading scene from Doctor Who (updated)

A beheading scene which featured in this Saturday’s episode of Doctor Who has been edited out. Following the beheading of two journalists by IS in recent weeks, the BBC has decided to remove the scene from the climactic battle. Robot of Sherwood,written by Mark Gatiss, was filmed in February, long before the IS hit the headlines. A spokesman for the […]

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Netflix give Hemlock Grove third and final season

Gothic thriller Hemlock Grove will be returning to Netflix for a final season, it has been confirmed. The series, developed by Hostel’s Eli Roth from Brian McGreevy’s novel, recently premiered its second year, showrun by Charles H. Eglee, who will also helm the third batch of episodes. “We are so grateful to the fans of Hemlock Grove who have championed […]

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Sherlock and American Horror Story score Emmy successes

Although Breaking Bad and Modern Family were undeniably the victors at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, held on August 25th, both Sherlock and American Horror Story had notable successes in the category for which both were nominated. Sherlock added three more Emmys to the four it won at the Creative awards last week with Benedict Cumberbatch winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a […]