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The MUBI Weekly Digest | 28th December 2019
December 28, 2019 | David FarnorMUBI rings in a new year with its signature look back at directorial debuts, and the impressive run of new beginnings include offerings from Spielberg and Fellini. Before then, there’s contemplating the end of the world with Lars von Trier’s … Read More
What’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video UK in January 2020?
December 28, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon beams us up into a new year with a slew of new originals and exclusives. Star Trek: Picard leads the pack, with Patrick Stewart returning to our screens to reprise his iconic role. For fans looking for more grounded … Read More
What’s coming soon to BritBox in January 2020?
December 28, 2019 | David FarnorBritBox, the streaming service created by BBC and ITV, has officially gone live in the UK, as the public service broadcasters team up to take on Netflix.
The subscription VOD platform is slowly but surely adding more titles to its … Read More
What’s coming soon to Shudder UK in January 2020?
December 28, 2019 | David FarnorA new year only means new opportunities to have the life frightened out of you, and Shudder’s here to help. AMC’s subscription service, dedicated to horror, is kicking off the new year with its new original series The Dead Lands, … Read More
What’s coming soon to Sky and NOW TV in January 2020?
December 28, 2019 | David FarnorAnother year over, a new one just begun, and Sky is beginning it in style with a stuffed January of new series, from The New Pope to the final run of The Deuce. Sky originals including Sick of It, back … Read More
Netflix orders series from Egyptian comic Abla Fahita
December 27, 2019 | David FarnorEgyptian comic Abla Fahita is heading to Netflix for a new series.
The streaming giant’s second Egyptian original series will be produced by OKWRD production in cooperation with ASAP Productions. It marks Abla Fahita’s first attempt at acting in a … Read More
Trailer: The Deuce Season 3 gets January UK air date
December 27, 2019 | David FarnorThe Deuce is returning for its third and final season in January, Sky has confirmed, and a new trailer gives us a glimpse of the show’s farewell.
Written by David Simon (The Wire), the period drama charts the rise of … Read More
The Silent Sea: Netflix orders Korean sci-fi
December 27, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix is returning to Korea for a new sc-fi series.
The Silent Sea (working title) is set in a precarious future where Earth is running out of water. The mystery thriller that follows a story of elite scientists who set … Read More
Classic Doctor Who touches down on BritBox
December 26, 2019 | David FarnorAll of Doctor Who Classic has landed on BritBox from today, bringing a whole host of Time Lord adventures, documentaries and more to the streaming service.
Launched this winter, the joint venture between BBC and ITV offers British TV box … Read More
BritBox now available on Chromecast
December 24, 2019 | David FarnorBritBox is now available on Google Chromecast.
The BritBox Chromecast app allows subscribers to view BritBox on any television with a HDMI port by adding a £30 Chromecast device. Viewers are able to use their iOS or Android smartphone to … Read More