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Game of Thrones prequel series gets pilot order from HBO

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With Game of Thrones set to come to an end next year with its eighth and final season, HBO has been developing a number of potential spinoffs set in the world of Westeros, and now the first of those has received a pilot order from the cable network. The as-yet-untitled series has been created by […]

Jim Carrey returns to the small screen in first trailer for Kidding

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Showtime has released the first trailer for its upcoming comedy drama Kidding which stars Jim Carrey, who also serves as an executive producer for the series, as Jeff, aka Mr Pickles – a children’s television icon who struggles to cope with life as his family begins to implode. The half-hour show also stars Catherine Keener, […]

Promo for Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 1 Episode 3 – ‘Stained Glass’

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Following last night’s two hour season premiere, Freeform has released a promo for the third episode of Cloak & Dagger, entitled ‘Stained Glass’ which you can watch here… Tandy is on the run as Detective O’Reilly closes in on her, but the detective may not be after her for the reasons Tandy thinks. Tyrone is […]

Joss Whedon to executive produce comedy series Pippa Smith: Grown Up Detective

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While he’s yet to announce his next feature film project after dropping out of DC Films’ planned Batgirl movie, Joss Whedon is set for a return to the small screen to executive produce the half-hour comedy series Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective for Freeform. Created by Siobhan Thompson (Bad Interest) and Rebecca Drysdale (Baskets), the dark […]

Zendaya to portray a drug-addicted teen in HBO’s Euphoria

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Following her roles in last year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and The Greatest Showman, Zendaya is returning to the small screen for her next project, having signed on to lead HBO’s drama pilot Euphoria. Based on the Israeli series of the same name, Euphoria is a tale “of drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love and friendship […]

Stranger Things star David Harbour was scared no one would watch the show

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David Harbour, one of the stars of Stranger Things, has revealed that he was afraid no one would watch the show once it was released. It might seem silly now considering how enormously popular Stranger Things has become around the world but Netflix’s sci-fi hit wasn’t always a sure thing. In fact, one of the […]

Peter Jackson debunks rumours linking him to a DC movie and Amazon’s Lord of the Rings

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Last month it was reported that Peter Jackson was deciding between a DC Extended Universe movie and Amazon’s upcoming The Lord of the Rings series as his next big project, however it seems that rumour was wide of the mark. Speaking to French outlet Allocine (via IndieWide), Jackson has rubbished the reports, stating that he […]