RIP William Hurt
Respected American actor William Hurt has died aged 71. In a wide and varied career Hurt appeared in numerous genre movies, including the 1998 Lost in Space and as General […]
Channel 4 cancels Humans
There won’t be a fourth season for Channel 4’s Humans. Co-creator Sam Vincent posted the following to his Twitter account: Some #Humans news… #HumansC4 #HUMANSamc pic.twitter.com/Uw0Uxt0iCe — Sam Vincent (@smavincent) […]
Humans to get a Chinese makeover
Endemol Shine China and Croton Media have teamed up to create a Chinese version of Humans. Chinese stars Ray Ma and Stephy Qi are the leads in the Mandarin-language version, […]
Humans’ Gemma Chan joins Captain Marvel
Humans star Gemma Chan has been cast as Minn-Erva in the new Captain Marvel movie, currently shooting. Chan tweeted that she’d wrapped on the third series of Humans on February […]
Mark Bonnar joins Humans for series 3
Catastrophe and Apple Tree Yard star Mark Bonnar joins Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman–Hill, Emily Berrington, Colin Morgan, Ivanno Jeremiah and Ruth Bradley as they reprise their roles in […]
Humans renewed for series 3
Channel 4 and AMC have renewed SF drama Humans for a third year of eight episodes. “We’re thrilled to be continuing this story! The Humans audience will know that the […]
Jonathan Strange feted at BAFTA Craft Awards
The BBC’s prestigious adaptation of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell was honoured at the BAFTA Craft Awards held on April 24th. The historical fantasy won Best Production Design as well […]
BAFTA nominations for Who and Humans
Doctor Who and Humans are among those representing genre television in this year’s BAFTA nominations, announced on March 30th. E4’s Humans is up for Best Drama, opposite Wolf Hall (which is nominated in most categories!), The Last Panthers and No Offence. Michelle Gomez’s performance as Missy in Doctor Who is listed in the Best Supporting Actress category – her competition is […]
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 […]
Colin Morgan to star in The Living and The Dead
Merlin and Humans star Colin Morgan will take the lead in Ashley Pharaoh’s new historical supernatural thriller The Living and The Dead. Morgan will play Nathan Appleby, with Charlotte Spencer […]
Humans renewed for series 2
The Synths will be back for a second year, AMC and Channel 4 have confirmed. “As one of the year’s top new cable series, Humans has been embraced by fans and critics across the U.S. and UK,” Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for AMC and Sundance TV said Piers Wenger, Head of Drama at Channel 4, added: “Humans also marks […]
Colin Morgan joins William Hurt on AMC's Humans
Merlin and Good Omens star Colin Morgan will be returning to the SFF genre with his new series, Humans for AMC. William Hurt (A History of Violence, Damages), Katherine Parkinson […]
X-Box and Channel 4 team up for SF series Humans
XBox Entertainment and Channel 4 have commissioned a new eight part SF series from Kudos Entertainment, based on the Swedish TV series Real Humans. Known in its English language version […]
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