Former Saturday Night Live star Bill Hader is returning to television, with Deadline revealing that HBO has given a series order to the half-hour hitman comedy series Barry. Hader will direct and star in the show, as well as co-writing and executive producing with Alec Berg (Silicon Valley). Barry follows “an ex-Marine (Hader) who works […]
Blu-ray Review – Witnesses: The Complete Season One
Villordsutch reviews Witnesses: The Complete Season One… As a fan of Nordic Noir I’m over the moon to see Witnesses: The Complete Season One arrive as a complete boxset on Blu-Ray. The excellent French Police Thriller likes to let you glimpse its cards giving you the belief that you know the hand it’s playing, however it’s not […]
This Is England ’90 Episode 4 Review – ‘Winter’
Tom Beasley bids farewell to This Is England with a review of the final, feature-length episode of This Is England ’90, which looks set to be the end of the decade-old franchise… It’s finally happened. After the best part of a decade on our screens – whether big or small – Shane Meadows has finally […]
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat says black actor was offered role but “it didn’t work out”
During an interview in the latest issue of Doctor Who magazine, showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that the BBC has previously offered the role of the Doctor to a black actor, and while that particular casting never came together, he believes it should happen in the future. “I certainly don’t think there’s ever been a […]
Alyson Hannigan and Megan Hilty join The First Wives Club TV reboot
Deadline is reporting that Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother) and Megan Hilty (Smash) have signed on for the leads in The First Wives Club, a small screen reboot of the 1996 feature film, which is being produced by Paramount Television for TV Land. Written by Rebecca Addelman (New Girl) and executive produced by […]
Heroes Reborn Episode 3 Review – ‘Under the Mask’
Tai Freligh reviews episode three of Heroes Reborn, ‘Under the Mask’… It looks like we’ll be seeing all the story lines presented in the season premiere touched on in at least some manner in each episode. Whether they ALL tie together by the end remains to be seen. I like that they are using HRG as […]
CBS orders MacGyver pilot, with James Wan directing
Back in October it was announced that CBS was developing a remake of the 80s TV series MacGyver, with James Wan (Fast & Furious 7) and original EP Henry Winkler serving as executive producers, and now comes word from TV Line that the network has officially placed a pilot order, with Wan set to direct […]
CBS remaking MacGyver
Deadline has revealed that CBS is set to remake the 1980s action-adventure series MacGyver, which is being executive produced by James Wan (Fast & Furious 7), R. Scott Gemmill (NCIS: LA) and original EP Henry Winkler. Gemmeill will also write the script. The new series will follow “twentysomething Angus MacGyver, who gets recruited into the clandestine organization […]
FX picks up X-Men series Legion with season order, first look image released
The official Marvel site has announced that FX Networks has placed an eight-episode season order for Legion, the X-Men TV series from Noah Hawley (Fargo), which sees Dan Stevens (The Guest) leading the cast as David Haller alongside Rachel Keller (Fargo), Jean Smart (Fargo), Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation), Jeremie Harris (A Walk Among the […]
Mirror’s Edge heading to the small screen for TV series
EA DICE’s video game franchise Mirror’s Edge is heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that Endemol Shine Studios has snapped up the rights to develop a female-centred action series. “We clearly see Mirror’s Edge as a franchise for the global TV audience,” said Sharon Hall, President of Endemol Shine Studios. “It has a […]
