The BBC and Bad Wolf have officially announced the start of production on its eight-part adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. Dafne Keen takes on the lead role of Lyra, the young protagonist of the story who lives in Jordan College, Oxford. Placed there at the request of her Uncle, Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) […]
Nicole Kidman reuniting with Big Little Lies’ Liane Moriarty for Nine Perfect Strangers
THR is reporting that Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films has nabbed the film and television rights to Nine Perfect Strangers, the upcoming novel from Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies. As with Big Little Lies, Kidman will both executive produce and star in Nine Perfect Strangers, which the site reports will most likely be adapted […]
Showtime renews The Affair for a fifth and final season
Showtime has announced that it has renewed its Golden Globe-winning drama The Affair for a fifth and final season, which will air in 2019. “We love the intimacy, the nuance and the emotional honesty of The Affair’s subjective examination of both infidelity and fidelity,” said Gary Levine, President of Programming at Showtime. Sarah Treem has […]
David Tennant joins Rooster Teeth’s new animated series gen:Lock
Deadline is reporting that Doctor Who and Jessica Jones star David Tennant has become the latest addition to the cast of gen:Lock, the new Western anime series from Rooster Teeth. gen:Lock takes place in the future, where Earth’s last free society finds itself on the losing side of a global war. Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther) […]
Netflix’s Castlevania anime series gets a season 2 trailer
Netflix has released a new trailer for the second season of its acclaimed video game adaptation Castlevania ahead of its premiere in October; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Viz Media acquires home media rights to Castlevania anime series Inspired by the classic video game series, Castlevania is a dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of […]
Iron Fist dons his classic comic book mask in new trailer for season 2 of the Marvel Netflix series
Netflix has released a new trailer for the second season of Marvel’s Iron Fist which sees Finn Jones’ Danny Rand reliving some painful memories from his past and features sees him donning his classic comic book mask; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Iron Fist season 2 gets a batch of official images “Season 2 […]
Sin City film and TV rights revert back to Frank Miller
Comic book creator Frank Miller has regained the film and TV rights to Sin City, having reached a deal with Lantern Capital partners, who recently acquired the holdings of The Weinstein Company following the latter’s bankruptcy in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Miller had objected to Sin City being part of the TWC […]
4 TV Shows to Look Forward to This August
Samuel Brace with four TV shows to look forward to this August… After a slight delay, at least in comparison to years past, TV in 2018 has finally come into its own. The first half of the year has been a mixed bag, to say the least, featuring some impressive offerings as well as frustrating […]
Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D’Urbervilles heading to the small screen
Kim Newman’s novel Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D’Urbervilles is set for a TV adaptation courtesy of Playground Entertainment, the production company behind Little Women, Howards End and King Lear. The novel, published in 2011, is written as the memoirs of Colonel Sebastian Moran, the trusted lieutenant of Sherlock Holmes’ nemesis Professor Moriarty, and […]
Netflix gives series order to zombie comedy Daybreak
Netflix has given a 10-episode series order to Daybreak, an adaptation of Brian Ralph’s dark zombie comedy graphic novel, Deadline has revealed. The series has been created by Aron Eli Coleite (Star Trek: Discovery) and Brad Peyton (Rampage) and follows a 17-year old high school student called Josh who is searching for his girlfriend in […]
