Deadline is reporting that Blumhouse Productions, the company behind The Purge, is making a move into the television market with ITV Studios and one of their first projects is adapting the franchise into a TV series. Blumhouse will team with franchise creator and director James DeMonaco and Universal Cable Productions to bring The Purge to USA and SyFy. […]
13 Reasons Why: Are There Any Reasons to Watch?
Samuel Brace on whether there are any reasons to watch Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why… Yes. Yes, there are. There’s a few in fact. In the latest of Netflix’s original series, 13 Reasons Why tells the story, based on a novel, of a young girl who takes her life, but not before making tapes of the […]
Moonlight director Barry Jenkins developing Underground Railroad series for Amazon
Oscar-nominated Moonlight director Barry Jenkins is teaming up with Amazon Studios to write and direct an hourlong drama series based around the Underground Railroad, which will be based upon Colson Whitehead’s bestselling book The Underground Railroad. “Going back to The Intuitionist, Colson’s writing has always defied convention, and The Underground Railroad is no different,” Jenkins […]
Geek Girl Rising TV drama in development at ABC
Live! with Kelly’s Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos have been tapped by ABC Studios to develop a scripted drama series based upon journalists Heather Cabot and Samantha Walravens’ upcoming book Geek Girl Rising: Inside the Sisterhood Shaking Up Tech. The book, which is being released by St. Martin’s Press this May, “introduces readers […]
Rick and Morty Season 3 Episode 1 Review – ‘The Rickshank Redemption’
Liam Hoofe reviews the first episode of Rick and Morty season 3… Rick and Morty made its surprise return this April Fool’s Day when Adult Swim just began streaming the first episode of season 3 unannounced live on their website back to back for several hours, with the caption ‘you can stop bugging us now.’ […]
Bill Potts is Doctor Who’s first openly gay companion
With Doctor Who set to return to our TV screens later this month, the BBC has announced that the show is getting its very first openly gay companion in Bill Potts, played by Pearl Mackie. “It shouldn’t be a big deal in the 21st Century. It’s about time isn’t it?,” said Mackie in an interview […]
David Tennant’s Greatest Quirky Roles
If there’s one thing David Tennant has established himself as, it’s on-screen oddballs. With an impressive range, his charm means he can work his magic on any role, from out and out nasty, to irreverent and wacky, via repressed and brooding. As the release of his new film Mad To Be Normal approaches on April […]
The Week in Spandex – Justice League, Batgirl, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Deadpool 2 and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Gotham City Sirens, Aquaman, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Powerless, Batman and Harley Quinn, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Inhumans, Agents […]
Felicity Smoak won’t don a mask and costume in Arrow
Following her costumed cameo in this week’s episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, executive producer Marc Guggenheim has revealed to Entertainment Weekly that there are no plans to have Emily Bett Rickards’ Felicity Smoak don a mask and costume in Arrow. “There’s two lines in the sand that I’ve drawn for Arrow for myself,” said Guggenheim. “I […]
Powerless Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘I’ma Friend You’
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the sixth episode of Powerless… It’s been a few weeks since we’ve had a new episode of Powerless but while the break appears related to scheduling, and not a planned hiatus, “I’ma Friend You” marks an adjustment in character communication that’s got the show back to the promise of where it started. Nobody is suddenly acting […]
