Starz has cast three actors in their upcoming original series Counterpart: V for Vendetta‘s Stephen Rea, The West Wing‘s Richard Schiff and The Tudors‘ Sarah Bolger. They will appear in recurring roles in the series led by J.K. Simmons (Whiplash). Counterpart is the story of Howard Silk (Simmons), a lowly cog in a bureaucratic agency, who discovers that the agency […]
ABC clarifies previous comments on a live-action Star Wars TV show
Back in August ABC sent Star Wars fans into a bit of a frenzy when network executive Channing Dungey appeared to confirm that talks were underway with Lucasfilm about bringing the galaxy far, far away to the small screen. As it turned out, it seemed that Dunning has spoken a little too soon as ABC […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 10 Review – ‘The Patriot’
Danny Hale reviews the tenth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… “The Patriot” hit the ground running, opening with a very public acknowledgment of Quake and her heroic actions, further embellishing her steadily growing reputation to the general populace. Director Mace seems particularly eager to put her in this spotlight and to have the […]
R.I.P. Miguel Ferrer (1955 – 2017)
American actor Migiel Ferrer has passed away aged 61 after losing his fight with cancer, Deadline is reporting. The son of Oscar-winning actor Jose Ferrer and singer Rosemary Clooney, Ferrer began his career in the early 1980s with minor roles in TV shows and films such as Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, before his […]
Kevin Smith has already asked to direct part of The CW’s DC crossover next year
Kevin Smith may have made a name for himself directing independent feature films, but he’s been quickly adding episodes of the CW’s various DC Comics adaptations to his resume. He’s already helmed two episodes of The Flash and Supergirl, and is now setting his sights on next season’s inevitable four-show “Arrowverse” crossover event. When questioned about whether he’d be […]
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens being produced by Amazon
There’s only a couple months left until American Gods premieres, but already another of Neil Gaiman’s properties is coming to television. Amazon Studios has announced it has acquired his and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens novel to adapt as a miniseries. It will premiere in 2018 on Prime Video for six episodes and will be released globally and exclusively on Amazon. […]
Full list of winners for the 2017 People’s Choice Awards
The 2017 People’s Choice Awards took place last night, honouring the public’s favourites from the world of movies, television and music fromt the past twelve months. It was a big night for Ellen DeGeneres, who became the most decorated person in People’s Choice history, claiming three awards to bring her total to twenty. On the […]
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – Season One Review
Liam Hoofe reviews the first season of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events… ‘Look away, look away’ warns the ominous, and irritatingly catchy opening theme song of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Those who’ve had the pleasure of reading Daniel Handler’s delightfully wicked series of books, which often start with similarly discouraging remarks, […]
NBC renews This Is Us for two more seasons
NBC has really doubled down on the success of This Is Us by ordering not one but two new seasons, with a minimum order of 18 episodes per season. This Is Us premiered to very strong ratings last September and has stayed fairly consistent since. At least 72 million total viewers have watched the first 10 episodes, […]
Sentinels to feature in Marvel’s X-Men TV series
While the upcoming X-Men TV series Legion won’t be (fully) connected to 20th Century Fox’s movie universe, Marvel and Fox have confirmed that the upcoming pilot for Matt Nix’s (Burn Notice) potential series will take place in the same world as the feature films, and now producer Lauren Shuler Donner has revealed that the Sentinels […]
