Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist’s bestselling vampire novel Let the Right One In is heading to the small screen, with TNT placing a pilot order for a potential TV series. “Let the Right One In combines elements of horror, revenge thriller, and adolescent romance into an unforgettable and truly unsettling tale,” said Sarah Aubrey, executive […]
Pretty Little Liars to end with season seven
Fans of Pretty Little Liars will be saying goodbye to Rosewood next year, with showrunner Marlene King announcing that the show will come to an end next year as season seven wraps up with a final batch of ten episodes. “It’s been an honor to work with such a talented cast and crew over the last […]
NBC snaps up “grounded, modern retelling” of Noah’s Ark from producer Robert Zemeckis
NBC has snapped up The Ark, a high-concept drama from screenwriter Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds), which is being produced by Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers and 20th Century Fox TV and is described as a “grounded, modern retelling” of the Noah’s Ark story. The Ark “centers on an engineer who, after the death of his wife, has […]
John Krasinski talks Jack Ryan TV series, says first season will tackle ISIS
Earlier this month it was confirmed that Amazon has ordered Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan to series, with John Krasinski (13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi) set to take on the role of the CIA analyst, and the actor has been chatting to Collider about the series and how they are approaching it. “We’re doing […]
Mrs Brown’s Boys named best British sitcom of the 21st century
Brendan O’Carroll’s Mrs Brown’s Boys has been voted the best British sitcom of the 21st century, pipping Ricky Gervais’ The Office and Peter Kay’s Car Share to the number one spot in a poll conducted by the Radio Times. “Breathtaking,” said O’Carroll. “Lost for words… and that doesn’t happen to me very often. Myself and […]
TV Review – Jean-Claude Van Johnson – Pilot Episode
Tom Jolliffe reviews the pilot episode of Jean-Claude Van Johnson… For The Muscles From Brussels, Mr Jean-Claude Van Damme, the notion of sending himself up is nothing new. Many stars may find the idea of mocking themselves as too much for their ego to handle, but Jean-Claude (despite often being accused of having no small […]
Ashley Rickards to play supervillain The Top in The Flash season 3
According to E! Online, Awkward star Ashley Rickards has signed on to play the DC supervillain The Top in the upcoming third season of The Flash. Rickards will appear as the character, Rosalind ‘Rosa’ Dillon – as opposed to the male Roscoe Dillon in the comic books – in the fourth episode of season three, […]
Black Mirror Season 3 Episode 1 – ‘Nosedive’
Tony Black reviews Black Mirror – ‘Nosedive’… We can all pretty much stop now and agree that Charlie Brooker is a genius, right? Love him or not as a personality presenting the Wipe program on the BBC or his Guardian articles/books, but Black Mirror has within two painfully short seasons on Channel 4 become The […]
Hulu orders pilot for Marvel’s Runaways series from Gossip Girl creators
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is heading to Hulu, with the streaming service giving the green light to a pilot episode and additional scripts for a new series based upon Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona’s Runaways. The project comes by way of Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and follows a group of […]
Maria Bello cast in season 8 of The Walking Dead
Earlier this month AMC announced that it has renewed The Walking Dead for an eighth season, and now it seems we may have our first casting addition, with Mario Bello (Goliath, Lights Out) revealing to People that she has a role in season eight of the ratings juggernaut. “I am obsessed with the show. I have […]
