The BBC has announced that it will unveil the new companion for Peter Capaldi’s Doctor in the next series of Doctor Who this Saturday during half time of Match of the Day’s coverage of the FA Cup semi-final between Everton and Manchester United, at approximately 6pm. The new companion will replace Jenna Coleman’s Clara Oswald, […]
Gale Anne Hurd adapting Lore podcast as anthology series
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that The Walking Dead executive producer Gale Anne Hurd is teaming up Propagate Content for a TV adaptation of the popular podcast Lore. Created by Aaron Mahnke, Lore explores the true origins of pop culture’s most legendary horror characters and myths such as vampires, zombies, werewolves, ghosts, serial killers and […]
Buffy’s Emma Caulfield joins Fear the Walking Dead season 3
Former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Emma Caulfield has signed on for a guest role in the third season of Fear the Walking Dead, TV Line is reporting. Although details of her character are being kept under wraps, the site is speculating that Caulfield will be playing the new villainous who is said to have […]
CBS orders TV reboot of S.W.A.T., Justin Lin to direct
Variety is reporting that CBS has picked up a pilot for a reboot of the classic 70s TV series S.W.A.T., with Justin Lin (Star Trek Beyond) set to direct the pilot from a script by Aaron Thomas (Friday Night Lights). Lin and Thomas will also executive produce alongside Shawn Ryan, Marney Hochman, Neal Moritz, Pavun […]
Kevin Sorbo joins Supergirl as mystery villain
TV Line is reporting that Hercules: The Legendary Journeys star Kevin Sorbo has signed on for a recurring role in season two of Supergirl, where he’ll portray a mystery villain. “Since his days as Hercules, Kevin Sorbo has brought such a strong presence to the screen and we couldn’t be more excited to have him […]
Class Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Lost’
Alex Moreland reviews the eighth and final episode of the Doctor Who spinoff Class… Look at you, in your little circle. Pretending to be heroes and never expecting to pay a price. ‘The Lost’ proves to be a disappointing finale to Class – one that, ultimately, is unable to deliver upon the promise of the […]
Fox gives pilot order to post-apocalyptic vampire drama The Passage
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Fox has given a pilot order for a TV adaptation of Justin Cronin’s post-apocalyptic vampire novel The Passage, which has Ridley Scott (Prometheus) and Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) executive producing and Elizabeth Heldens (Deception) penning the script. The official logline reads: “The Passage begins as a character-driven government conspiracy thriller and […]
Dominic West joins Tomb Raider reboot as Lara’s father
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that The Wire actor Dominic West has joined the cast of 2018’s Tomb Raider reboot in the important role of Lara Croft’s father, Richard. The reboot’s plot centers around Lara, played by Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander, as she searches for answers to her father’s unfinished archaeological research in order […]
Downton Abbey actor Matthew Goode joins cast of Netflix’s The Crown for season 2
Actor Matthew Goode, who in past years has become a go-to actor of sorts for period films and TV shows, will be adding another one to his list of credits, as TV Line reports that he is joining the cast of Netflix’s The Crown for its upcoming second season. For those unaware, The Crown is a […]
Class Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘Detained’
Alex Moreland reviews the sixth episode of Class… The truth came clear and had to be said. Nothing about this episode should work. It’s a bottle episode, restricted to one setting, and relies on the fairly simplistic, even cliché, premise of the gang being put in detention. The central conceit – a rock that prompts […]
