According to a report at Deadline, Syfy is close to finalizing a deal to expand the fourth season of Warehouse 13 to 20 episodes. The last two seasons of the show have each contained 12 episodes plus a standalone Christmas special, but the report suggests that Syfy’s highest performing series could now run either in two blocks of 10, as Sanctuary […]
In their search for a superhero show to replace the recently finished Smallville, the CW are close to giving a pilot order to Arrow, an adaptation of the DC comics character Green Arrow. Written and executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg, Arrow places the familiar character of Oliver Queen in a new environment, not connected to […]
The final film in the Harry Potter saga, and CW’s long-running Supernatural were the biggest genre winners at the People’s Choice Awards held on January 11 in Los Angeles. Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows Part 2 was Favourite Movie, Favourite Action Movie, and had the Favourite Ensemble Movie Cast as well as the Favourite Book Adaptation. Supernatural was the […]
As part of this year’s grand celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the first James Bond movie, Dr No, MGM has announced that all the 22 official movies to date will […]
Hot on the heels of the release of a prequel featuring new character Hal comes confirmation that Sinead Keenan is not reprising her role as werewolf Nina for the fourth season of Being Human. “It is with a very heavy heart & a little relief that I can now tell you that I will not b appearing in S4 of Being […]
Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly told the Television Critics Association tour on January 8 that “we won’t be able to drag our feet for much longer” over a renewal for their highly-hyped dino drama Terra Nova. The series has been the second-highest rated new drama of the 2011/12 season but Reilly admitted that “creatively, the show was hunting [for its identity], and […]
Speaking at the Television Critics Association tour on January 8, Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly was not optimistic about the prospects for a renewal for J.J. Abrams’s multiverse spanning drama Fringe. “We lose a lot of money on the show,” he explained, after first thanking the fans who had followed the show to its new Friday night slot. “At that […]
Actor and presenter Bob Holness, best known for his work on the quiz show Blockbusters, has died, aged 83. Holness holds the distinction of being the second ever actor to […]
Frances Conroy, recently seen in the first season of American Horror Story, has signed up for a leading role on NBC’s new pilot, Beautiful People. Conroy will play Lydia, the mother of Primeval actor James Murray’s character, whose husband created the Mechanicals at the heart of the series. The Six Feet Under star played the older incarnation of the creepy […]
Six years after initially receiving a pilot order from the WB for his mystery drama Cult, Farscape and Defiance writer/producer Rockne S. O’Bannon is finally pressing ahead with production on the […]
With filming only days away, the cast on J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel continues to expand. Hot on the heels of the announcement of Doctor Who star Noel Clarke’s arrival comes news that Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has also signed up for a role in the new 23rd Century odyssey. According to Deadline, there is no word yet whether he’s […]
Noel Clarke, best known to genre fans for his stint playing Mickey Smith on the revived series of Doctor Who, has joined the cast of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel, according to a report at Variety. Clarke will play a family man with a wife and young daughter in the new movie, which is expected to start shooting later this […]
James Murray, who played Stephen Hart during the first two seasons of Primeval, has been cast alongside Patrick Heusinger in NBC’s new drama pilot, Beautiful People. According to the report at Deadline.com, Murray will play a handsome and very successful attorney who’s lived a rich and privileged life but makes a name for himself by publicly suggesting that androids, known as Mechanicals, […]
Former EastEnders actress Lacey Turner is continuing her association with the fantasy genre, joining the second season of Sky Living’s ghostly drama Bedlam. Turner, who was seen as Lia in […]
Following criticism by Ofcom, UK digital channel Watch has suspended all repeat broadcasts of the adult Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood. The channel had been rerunning the first two seasons of […]
According to executive producer and head writer Steven Moffat, there will be a change in personnel in the TARDIS during the upcoming seventh series of Doctor Who. “The final days of the Ponds are coming during the next series,” Moffat announced at the press launch for the Christmas Special, The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe held tonight. “Then the Doctor […]
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