Game of Thrones alum Richard Madden has signed on to appear in the Amazon sci-fi pilot Strange New Things, an adaptation of Michel Faber’s The Book of Strange New Things, which is being directed by Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) from a script by Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies). Strange New Things will […]
Natalie Portman to star in Marta Kauffman’s We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves for HBO
Deadline is reporting that Natalie portman has signed on to produce and star in the HBO miniseries We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, which is being developed by Marta Kauffman (Grace and Frankie) and her Okay Goodnight production banner. Adapted from Karen Joy Fowler’s novel, the miniseries is described as “a twisty tale centered on […]
Taylor Kitsch and Michael Shannon set for Waco miniseries
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Taylor Kitsch (True Detective) and Michael Shannon (Midnight Special) are set to star in a new miniseries from Weinstein Television which will dramatise the deadly 1993 standoff between the Branch Davidians and the federal government in Waco, Texas. Titled Waco, the miniseries has been written by John Erick Dowdle and […]
The 6 Best TV Shows of 2015
Samuel Brace with his six best TV shows of 2015… 2015 has been a pretty fantastic year for TV. Film? Not so much, but TV has been on point with some truly excellent seasons of returning shows, surprise hits, sad farewells and fan pleasing spin-offs. But what are the absolute must sees? What are the […]
Netflix places straight-to-series order for cannabis comedy Disjointed starring Kathy Bates
Streaming service Netflix has placed a 20-episode straight to series order for Disjointed, a cannabis-themed workplace comedy from producer Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men). The multi-camera series will star Kathy Bates (American Horror Story) as “a lifelong advocate for legalization who’s finally living her dream as the owner of […]
Netflix sets release date for Black Mirror, Jerome Flynn joins cast
Netflix has announced that its upcoming new series of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror is set to hit the streaming service globally on October 21st, as well as revealing that Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn has signed on to headline one of the episodes. Here’s the official synopsis, direct from Netflix: Black Mirror is an […]
Peep Show to get a U.S. remake at Starz
The Tracking Board is reporting that Starz is set to adapt the UK sitcom Peep Show for U.S. audiences, with the network tapping Eli Jorne (Son of Zorn, Blunt Talk) to write and executive produce a U.S. remake of the show. “We are hugely relieved to hand over the responsibility of coming up with the […]
Cinemax orders Bruce Lee-inspired Warrior pilot
Cinemax is teaming up with Star Trek Beyond director Justin Lin for Warrior, a pilot for a new crime drama based around original material written by martial arts icon Bruce Lee. Warrior is set in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the aftermath of the Civil War and “tells the story of a young martial arts prodigy, […]
Kevin Bacon reveals that Tremors TV series is moving forward at Amazon
Back in November of last year it was revealed that Kevin Bacon had signed on for a return to the Tremors franchise for a TV adaptation of the cult 1990 horror-comedy, with Bacon also executive producing alongside Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions. Since then we’ve had no further updates on the project, but the actor […]
Fox developing King Arthur-inspired police procedural Camelot
Fox is set to merge British mythology with police procedural, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the network is teaming up with The Jackal Group for a modern reimagining of King Arthur entitled Camelot. The series takes place in present-day Manhattan, and follows “a graffiti artist named Art must team with his best friend Lance […]
