While Marvel and Netflix have been keeping the premiere date for The Punisher close to their chests, it seems that director Dearbhla Walsh has let slip to THR that the Daredevil spinoff series will hit the streaming service in November. “[I’ve directed] one other time that hasn’t been aired yet, which was an episode for the […]
Manu Bennett wants a Deathstroke spinoff show
Actor Manu Bennett is campaigning for a Deathstroke spin off TV show. One of the more popular characters from the CW/DC television series Arrow, is the villain Deathstroke, distinguished by his intimidating mask and combat expertise. The character has recently returned to the series in the season five finale, much to fans’ delight, and now […]
Runaways co-creator Brian K. Vaughan shares his thoughts on the upcoming TV adaptation
Brian K. Vaughan, co-creator of Marvel’s The Runaways, has seen the pilot episode for the upcoming television adaptation, and has recently spoke to CBR.com to give his thoughts on the pilot, and the project in general: “I just did a little consulting early in the process, but I think the Runaways found the ideal ‘foster parents’ […]
Odette Annable to play Supergirl season 3 villain Reign
Pure Genius star Odette Annable has signed on to play the main villain Reign in the third season of The CW’s DC superhero show Supergirl. “Greg [Berlanti] and I have wanted to work with Odette for years,” said showrunner Andrew Kreisberg. “We are beyond excited to have her join our cast in the scary, powerful and […]
Brendan Fraser cast in the FX anthology series Trust
Brendan Fraser has joined the cast of the FX anthology TV series Trust. Variety reports that Fraser will step aboard the project in a leading role, joining the likes of stars Donald Sutherland and Hilary Swank. The initial 10 episode instalment will be set in 1973 and will tell the tale of John Paul Getty […]
Netflix cancels Sense8 after two seasons
Just a day after Netflix announced they wanted their original shows to “take more risks” while having a “higher cancel rate”, the streaming service have announced that they have pulled the plug on Sense8 after two seasons. The series came from Lana and Lily Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski. Sense8 centered around eight characters from different parts of the world, who experience […]
Gotham Season 3 Episode 20 Review – ‘Pretty Hate Machine’
Martin Carr reviews the twentieth episode of Gotham season 3… Swing a cat and hit a villain, such is the influx of threat currently flooding Gotham in the penultimate episode before its two hour finale next week. With bomb threats, viral injections and Pennyworth GCPD team ups happening left right and centre, we find everything […]
Fargo Season 3 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Law of Inevitability’
Shaun Munro reviews the seventh episode of Fargo season 3… As Fargo’s third season enters its final stretch, it hit the ground running following Ray’s shocking demise last week, with Nikki promptly being arrested and Varga’s presumed frame-up attempt working perfectly. It’s now clear that Nikki is essentially the series’ de facto protagonist, or at the very least […]
Netflix CEO wants to “take more risks” with Original Series
It looks like Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is not merely content with having a high number of successful original series on the streaming platform. Talking to CNBC, Hastings made it clear that he has no desire to play things safe with any Netflix Original Series moving forward: “Our hit ratio is way too high right […]
American Gods Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Lemon Scented You’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of American Gods… A free-floating ‘Seven Year Itch’ icon combined with ‘Stardust’ pastiche are just two of many personas which make ‘Lemon Scented You’ come alive. Acid trip laced introductions with swinging sledgehammers and balm pot crazy Irishmen, meld together into a seedy segue of sordid indulgence offering minimal […]
