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Trailer: Netflix’s Ghost in the Shell set for April release
January 28, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix’s Ghost in the Shell will arrive in April, the streaming giant has confirmed, and the first full trailer gives us a proper look at the series – and its dramatically different look to what fans of the franchise are … Read More
Famalan renewed for Season 2
January 28, 2019 | David FarnorFamalan will return for a second season, BBC Three has confirmed.
The hit sketch show launched in April 2018 on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer with a slot on BBC Two. Commissioned by Shane Allen, Controller of Comedy Commissioning and … Read More
Netflix to release award-winning Dear Ex this February
January 28, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix will streaming the award-winning Mandarin film Dear Ex worldwide this February.
Winner of multiple prizes across Asia, the movie ollows three people who are linked by fate because of love and family. Adolescent Song Chengxi (played by Joseph Huang) … Read More
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel sweeps 2019 SAG Awards winners
January 28, 2019 | David FarnorThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel swept the 2019 SAG Awards last night, winning all three of the big acting prices for TV. Amazon’s show, which follows housewife Midge Maisel as she moves from an unhappy marriage to a surprising career as … Read More
BBC iPlayer orders new coming-of-age programming
January 28, 2019 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer has ordered a wave of new programmes for 12-15-year-olds reflecting the highs and lows of their lives in the UK today.
The multi-genre offering explores the challenges faced by young people when it comes to important issues like … Read More
Jason Bateman to direct untitled Netflix film
January 28, 2019 | David FarnorJason Bateman is set to direct a new film for Netflix.
Word of the project, which was broken by Deadline, marks the deepening of the Arrested Development’s star with the streaming giant. Last year, his production company, Aggregate, signed a … Read More
Machinima videos disappear from YouTube
January 27, 2019 | David FarnorAlmost all of Machinima’s videos have disappeared from YouTube in the last fortnight.
The channel, which is one of YouTube’s most popular, boasts 12.39 million subscribers, a gargantuan audience built up since it launched back in 2006. But fans were … Read More
BBC Four unveils world drama slate for 2019
January 27, 2019 | David FarnorAsk anyone who watches TV if they’ve heard of The Killing or Sarah Lund and you’ll get a sense of how much the appetite for world drama has grown in the last decade. While Channel 4 has helped launch Walter … Read More
Amazon acquires Sundance comedy Late Night for record $13m
January 27, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon Studios has acquired Sundance comedy Late Night for a record-breaking $13 million.
The deal, which was brokered overnight after a heated bidding war and announced by Deadline, gives Amazon the US rights to the movie, which is directed by … Read More
Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp joins Wolves in the Walls VR
January 26, 2019 | David FarnorStranger Things’ Noah Schnapp is venturing into virtual reality territory, joining the cast of Wolves in the Walls.
The animated series, based on Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s children’s book of the same name, is made by Fable and follows … Read More