Following on from the enormous critical success of HBO and Sky’s Chernobyl, Deadline is reporting that Russian state TV channel NTV is producing its own dramatisation of the deadly 1986 nuclear disaster. According to the site, the series will have a patriotic, pro-Russian tone and “will follow a CIA agent dispatched to Pripyat to gather […]
Promo and images for Fear the Walking Dead Season 5 Episode 3 – ‘Humbug’s Gulch’
AMC has released a promo and batch of images for the third episode of Fear the Walking Dead season 5, entitled ‘Humbug’s Gulch’ which teases an appearance from Dwight as he crosses over from The Walking Dead; take a look here… Dorie and June run from a threat and take shelter, but trouble arises when […]
The Good Place to end with fourth season
The Good Place creator Mike Schur has announced that his otherworldly comedy series starring Ten Danson and Kristen Bell will be coming to an end with its upcoming fourth season. “After season one ended and aired and it seemed like the show was going to survive the gauntlet of being a TV show in the […]
Elizabeth Hurley joins Marvel’s Runaways as Morgan le Fay
TV Line is reporting that Elizabeth Hurley is set to bring some magic to Marvel’s Runaways, with the English actress signing on to portray the sorceress Morgan le Fay in the third season of the Hulu series. “Elizabeth Hurley is joining the Marvel Universe, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have her portraying one […]
NBC developing The Da Vinci Code prequel series Langdon
Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon could be heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that NBC has given a production commitment to Langdon, which is being developed by Daniel Cerone (Motive, Constantine) and Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Television Studios. Based upon The Lost Symbol, Langdon will serve as a prequel to The Da […]
Get a first look at the new Angry Birds animated series
Thanks to Animation Magazine, we’ve got a first look image from the upcoming Angry Birds animated TV series featuring Red, Chuck and Bomb; take a look here… Based on the hugely successful video game franchise, Angry Birds is produced by CAKE, Rovio Entertainment and Yowza! Animation. The official description for the series reads: Accompanied by […]
Ansel Elgort to lead Tokyo Vice TV series for WarnerMedia
Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort is heading to the small screen for his first TV role, the actor signing on to lead Tokyo Vice, a new drama which is being produced for the upcoming WarnerMedia streaming service. As reported by Variety, the project is based upon Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book of the same name and […]
Amir Wilson cast as Will Parry in His Dark Materials
The official Twitter account for the upcoming BBC and HBO adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials has announced that Amir Wilson (The Kid Who Would Be King) has been cast in the series in the key role of Will Parry. “One day, you’ll follow in your father’s footsteps. You’re going to be a great […]
Black Mirror Season 5 Review – ‘Striking Vipers’
Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s Striking Vipers… Charlie Brooker might be frenetic, prone to tangential leaps of inspiration and talking a mile a minute, but there is no way you could call the man boring. Video games, virtual reality and gender politics might seem like strange bedfellows, but somehow he draws it all together whilst […]
Black Mirror Season 5 Review – ‘Rachel, Jack and Ashley, Too’
Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s Rachel, Jack and Ashley, Too… Apart from the syntactic call back to a sweet natured provincial sex comedy worked into that title, this episode focuses on grief and how we process it. Similar thematically to Smithereens, Brooker explores the coping mechanisms we all employ and what comes from that. He […]
