Netflix has cancelled Marco Polo, its hit show which began in 2014. The series examined the early life of the titular explorer and his days with Kublai Kahn, ruler of the Mongol Empire in the 13th Century, and starred Lorenzo Richelmy and Benedict Wong as the two leads. No specific reason is given for its cancellation, but […]
Netflix commissions French sci-fi series Osmosis
Netflix has commissioned a French sci-fi series entitled Osmosis for its streaming platform. Osmosis will serve as the second French language series that Netflix has given the go ahead to, and will be developed as an eight part drama. The show will tell the story of a near future Paris where a new dating app […]
Netflix has fallen short of subscriber expectations
The streaming mega service Netflix has fallen short of its subscriber expectations for the first three months of 2017. While the company just keeps on going from strength to strength in terms of its original content, already releasing 13 Reasons Why and Santa Clarita Diet this year (and with a host of top returning shows […]
Netflix is reportedly developing a Choose Your Own Adventure show
Streaming giants Netflix are reportedly working on and developing a ‘choose your own adventure’ show to add to their 2017 slate. Netflix have certainly been forward thinking with their approach to TV content, leading the way in online streaming of high profile shows while developing their own original content. This entrepreneurship doesn’t seem to be […]
Netflix to co-produce BBC thriller Requiem
Streaming giants Netflix are jumping on board with the BBC to co-produce their new psychological thriller TV series Requiem. The team up, confirmed by Variety, will see them producing a six part television series written created by Kris Mrksa of The Slap and Underbelly fame. The show will be produced by New Pictures whose credits […]
The Boondock Saints: Origins TV series launches “fan-focused pre-order campaign”
Back in the summer of 2015, Troy Duffy revealed that having failed to get a third Boondock Saints movie off the ground, he was now turning his attention to the small screen, developing a prequel TV series based upon the cult 1999 vigilante film. Well, we now have an update on the project courtesy of IGN, […]
Sleepy Hollow cancelled after four seasons
Fox has cancelled the supernatural drama Sleepy Hollow after four seasons. The network made the decision after a ratings slump with its lowest-rated season yet this year. The fourth season came back with a 13-episode order, down from the usual 18 of the previous season, meaning the writing was pretty much on the wall for the show’s […]
Kristen Bell says Veronica Mars limited series is “going to happen”
Star of Veronica Mars, Kristen Bell, has said that a limited series for the property is “going to happen.” The show Veronica Mars has a passionate fan base, and this was instrumental in bringing the series back in the form of a feature film in 2014. The movie was fan funded, amassing a budget of […]
Gotham Season 4 Episode 10 Review – ‘Things That Go Boom’
Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Gotham season 4… Multiple threads, numerous explosions and enough twists and turns to keep the most attention deficient audience member happy, is what Gotham gave us this week. Dark and moody, violent and riddled with double bluffs piled six feet high, this is the season you need to […]
David Schwimmer joins American Crime Story: The People vs O.J. Simpson
The New York actor best known for his 10 year stint as Ross Geller in Friends has signed on to join the likes of Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sarah Paulson in the new U.S legal drama that will tell the story of O.J. Simpson’s trial for the accused double murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson […]
