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Which UK cinemas are showing I Lost My Body?
November 22, 2019 | David FarnorThis weekend sees the release of one of the year’s most unusual films: the story of a severed hand setting out to reconnect with its body.
I Lost My Body, which Netflix snapped up following its best film win at … Read More
Rob Delaney stand-up special heads to Amazon in January
November 21, 2019 | David FarnorRob Delaney, comedian, national treasure and co-creator and co-star of Catastrophe, is heading to Amazon Prime Video in January with his new stand-up special.
Recorded at the Hackney Empire in London, Jackie will unpack the horror and the joys of … Read More
Channel 4 announces Alternative Election Night show
November 21, 2019 | David FarnorChannel 4 is hosting a live Alternative Election Night show on Thursday 12th December.
Produced by ITN Productions and Expectation, the coverage will be hosted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Katherine Ryan along with Rylan Clark-Neal, who will be sense-checking results … Read More
Netflix delivers a trailer for A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby
November 21, 2019 | David FarnorIt’s Christmas time in Aldovia, and a royal baby is on the way. Yes, A Christmas Prince is coming to Netflix once again this festive season to bring the good tidings of a third entry in the world’s unlikeliest trilogy.
Netflix renews Black Summer for Season 2
November 21, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix has renewed zombie series Black Summer for a second season.
Set in the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse, the Z Nation prequel stars Jaime King as Rose, a mother torn from her daughter who embarks upon a … Read More
Zac Efron to star in Killing Zac Efron for Quibi
November 20, 2019 | David FarnorZac Efron is heading to Quibi for an adventure series called Killing Zac Efron.
The new streaming platform, which launches next April, specialises in short-form content, chopping up films and TV series into quick-to-digest chunks for on-the-move smartphone streaming.
Trailer: Holiday Rush races onto Netflix this November
November 20, 2019 | David Farnor“If I were Santa, I’d fly right over this house.” That’s the sound of Netflix getting into the holiday spirit with yet another Christmas original movie arriving this month: Holiday Rush.
Directed by Leslie Small (Undercover Brother 2) and written … Read More
Virgin Media nabs crime drama Darklands
November 20, 2019 | David FarnorVirgin Media is adding new crime drama Darklands to its UHD TV line-up.
The Dublin-based series depicts the stark reality of how a 16-year-old aspiring MMA fighter, Damien Dunne (Dane Whyte O’Hara), is dragged into a cacophony of violence, drugs … Read More
BBC Three renews Back to Life for Season 2
November 20, 2019 | David FarnorBBC Three is coming Back to Life again, with the dark comedy renewed for a second season.
Created by and starring Daisy Haggard (Black Mirror, Uncle) – and co-written by Haggard and Perrier award-winner Laura Solon (Office Christmas Party) – … Read More
Tye Sheridan to star in Wireless for Quibi
November 19, 2019 | David FarnorTye Sheridan will star in Wireless, a new thriller for Quibi.
The scripted series follows a self-obsessed college student who gets stranded in the Colorado mountains after crashing his car. His only hope? His dying phone. A survival movie for … Read More