Paul Risker chats with Hostages star Ayelet Zurer… In 2013 Ayelet Zurer was nominated for the Best Actress in a Drama Series category at the Israeli Television Academy Awards for both Shtisel and Bnei Aruba. The latter is more familiarly known to UK audiences as Hostages, which aired in BBC Four’s Saturday 9pm foreign drama […]
HBO wants more than seven seasons of Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin responds
As Game of Thrones gears up for its fifth season next month, HBO programming president Michael Lombardo has been speaking to Entertainment Weekly about the epic fantasy series, admitting that he’d love to extend the show beyond the seven season preference of showrunners David Benoiff and D.B. Weiss: “We started this journey with David and […]
Better Call Saul Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘Five-O’
Jackson Ball reviews the sixth episode of Better Call Saul… In my previous reviews of this series, I have expressed a concern for Better Call Saul. The main opinion I’ve taken away from the first half of season 1 is one that double-edged; the series is enjoyable, but may rely too heavily on its predecessor, […]
Rumour: Lucasfilm working on three live-action Star Wars series for Netflix
Take this one with a healthy pinch of salt, but Cinelinx is reporting that Lucasfilm is set to follow the Netflix model of fellow Disney subsidiary Marvel by launching a series of live-action Star Wars shows on the streaming service – three, in fact. Back in March, the same site claimed that development was underway […]
Danny Trejo joins the cast of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
The El Rey Network and Miramax have announced that Danny Trejo is heading back to the world of From Dusk Till Dawn, having signed on to appear in the second season of the TV adaptation, where he’ll play The Regulator, “horrifying agent of evil who has been summoned to perform a deadly errand.” Trejo will […]
House of Cards Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘Chapter 31’
Jackson Ball reviews the fifth episode of House of Cards Season 3… Season 3 of House of Cards may have found its stride in the previous episode, but it’ll need to repeat that success to keep audiences enthralled throughout the difficult mid-season. ‘Chapter 31’ finds the Underwoods in yet more challenging scenarios; struggling to deal […]
Game of Thrones casts Freddie Stroma as Samwell Tarly’s brother for season 6
Freddie Stroma (UnREAL) has been added the the ever-expanding cast of Game of Thrones season 6. According to Variety, the actor will reportedly portray Dickon Tarly, the brother of John Bradley’s Samwell Tarly. Dickon is not only younger and stronger than Sam, but also his father’s rightful heir, a distinction Sam lost out on when he […]
Apocalypse movie These Final Hours heading to the small screen
Having debuted at Cannes Directors Fortnights last year and FrightFest this year, Australian apocalypse movie These Final Hours is heading to the small screen for a spin-off TV series. The film follows a world which has just been struck by a meteorite and is heading for destruction. As America and Europe are wiped out, it’s […]
Lauren German joins Fox’s Lucifer pilot
FOX’s upcoming DC / Vertigo adaptation Lucifer has found its female lead, with Deadline revealing that Lauren German (The Divide) is set to play Chloe Dancer. The site describes the character as an “LAPD homicide detective who finds herself both repulsed and fascinated by Lucifer. As they work together to solve a murder, Lucifer is […]
HBO announces subscription streaming service HBO Now
HBO have joined the realm of streaming services by announcing their own exclusive service that will change their relationship in the US with major cable providers. HBO Now is set to launch in April, and will be available for $14.99 (£9.90) a month, and will go up against other subscription streaming services such as Amazon […]
