Samuel Brace asks why can Telltale make better Walking Dead stories than the TV show? Why isn’t The Walking Dead very good? Why isn’t The Walking Dead the show it could be, should be and has been? Why does the TV show suffer, flounder and falter when the very same IP excels in another medium? […]
Peter Capaldi undecided whether he’ll continue on Doctor Who beyond series 10
Back in January, it was announced that Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat is to step down from the long-running BBC sci-fi, with Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch) set to take over following the tenth series in 2017. Speaking to the Radio Times, the current Doctor Peter Capaldi has revealed that the BBC has invited him to stay on in […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 11 Review – ‘Bouncing Back’
Danny Hale reviews the eleventh episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3… I was eagerly awaiting Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s return after its strong winter finale before Christmas and although it is an often used device, getting a glimpse 3 months into the future to the apparent peril of one of our agents was still an […]
First teaser and premiere date announcement for Netflix’s Suburra: The Series
Netflix has released a date announcement teaser which gives us a look at the first footage from the streaming service’s upcoming Italian Original series Suburra. Based on the novel of the same name by Giancarlo De Cataldo and Carlo Bonini, the crime thriller is set several years before book and features a cast that includes […]
Daniel Radcliffe and Owen Wilson to star in Heaven-set workplace comedy Miracle Workers
TV Line has revealed that TBS has placed a seven-episode series order for Miracle Workers, a new anthology show from Saturday Night Live’s Lorne Michaels, which will star Daniel Radcliffe and Owen Wilson. The first season of Miracle Workers is described as a “Heaven-set workplace comedy” with Radcliffe starring as Craig, a low level angel […]
Ursula K. Le Guin’s sci-fi The Left Hand of Darkness set for limited series
Critical Content has snapped up the rights to Ursula K. Le Guin’s 1969 sci-fi novel The Left Hand of Darkness to develop as a limited series for the small screen, Variety has revealed. The Hugo and Nebula-winning novel “revolves around a human male’s mission to an alien planet known as Winter where the inhabitants have […]
Report from the Paris premiere of Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil Season 2, with Charlie Cox, Jon Bernthal and Elodie Yung
Scott J. Davis reports from the premiere of Daredevil Season 2 in Paris…. After its stunning debut at the start of last year as part of Marvel’s Netflix original series deal, The Man Without Fear returns to the small screen (although it always feels much larger) with a second season, bringing with him a few […]
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 […]
WGN America gives pilot order to Scalped adaptation
Back in April of last year it was announced that WGN America was in development on an adaptation of the acclaimed DC / Vertigo comic book series Scalped, and now it has been confirmed that the network has placed a pilot order for the project. Created by writer Jason Aaron and artist R.M. Guera and […]
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Hugo Weaving to star in Melrose alongside Benedict Cumberbatch
Variety is reporting that Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), Hugo Weaving (Hacksaw Ridge) and Anna Madeley (The Crown) have signed on to star in Showtime and Sky Atlantic’s upcoming limited series Melrose, which is based upon the Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels by Edward St. Aubyn. Benedict Cumberbatch is producing the series, as […]
