AMC and production company The Ink Factory are one step closer towards a second season of the hit miniseries, The Night Manager, based on the novel of the same name by John le Carré. According to Deadline, British screenwriter Matthew Orton has been hired to pen the second season. After The Night Manager‘s success, AMC and BBC […]
In Praise Of The Short Series
Neil Calloway wishes TV producers would quit while they are ahead… The news was as disappointing as it was depressingly inevitable. The Night Manager – the best “limited drama” (we used to call them miniseries, but that makes it sound like a cheap daytime melodrama) of last year, is getting a sequel. I should be […]
Netflix’s Judd Apatow comedy Love to end after season 3
The upcoming third season of Gillian Jacobs (Community) and Paul Rust’s comedy drama Love will be its last. The Hollywood Reporter announced that Netflix had decided to end the Judd Apatow produced series after its third run, which debuts on the streaming service from March 9th 2018. “I am really excited about the third season […]
Jordan Peele rebooting The Twilight Zone on CBS All Access
For decades, The Twilight Zone has been a staple of the science fiction genre with its anthology of sci-fi and horror tales. Now, CBS is ready to reboot it once again on their All Access streaming service with Get Out director Jordan Peele producing the series with Simon Kinberg through their respective companies, Monkeypaw Productions and Genre Films. Joining […]
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt renewed for season 4
Netflix has renewed its comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt for a fourth season. The Tina Fey series has recently debuted its third season via Netflix, with this current set of instalments sitting at a 78 on Metacritic. The show stars Ellie Kemper as Kimmy, a woman released into society after having been imprisoned in a […]
Benedict Cumberbatch joins Showtime’s Melrose
Benedict Cumberbatch has a lot going on right now as he prepares to join the Avengers in Avengers: Infinity War, but the actor has now added another project to his busy schedule. Deadline reports that he has joined Showtime’s Melrose, a limited series which he will also executive produce for the network. The series will run for a total of […]
Charlie Cox wants Scarlett Johansson to appear in Daredevil
Outside of subtle references and Easter Eggs, there isn’t a connection between the film and television divisions of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Naturally, this decision has its pros and cons; it allows for the differing tones to stay consistent and each area to fully focus on its characters, but the bigger picture is missing out […]
Morten Tyldum to direct first episode of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Amazon has found a director for the opening episode of its straight-to-drama series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan in Morten Tyldum, the Oscar-nominated helmer of The Imitation Game. The 10-episode series will see John Krasinski taking on the role of Ryan, who will be portrayed as an up-and-coming CIA analyst thrust into a dangerous field assignment for […]
The Weinstein Company to explore the life of Elvis Presley with TV biopic
The Weinstein Company is set to explore the life of the King of Rock n Roll with an Elvis Presley biopic which is being produced in full partnership with the Presley Estate, and Priscilla Presley on board as an executive producer alongside Harvey Weinstein and Jerry Schilling. The eight-to-ten part series is based upon author […]
UPDATE: Kingpin rumoured to appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Have your pinch of salt at the ready, as this one is almost certainly a fabrication, but Screen Geek is claiming that Marvel Studios is considering having an appearance from Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk – a.k.a. Kingpin – in Marvel and Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming. Now, Kingpin appearing in a Spider-Man movie certainly isn’t beyond the […]
