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Jason Bateman, Josh Gordon and Will Speck reunite for Netflix’s The Chaperone
February 8, 2024 | David FarnorJason Bateman, Josh Gordon and Will Speck are reuniting to make The Chaperone for Netflix.
The trio have partnered multiple times before on comedies including The Switch and Office Christmas Party, with Bateman starring in both and Gordon and Speck … Read More
Apple TV+ acquires Fancy Dance, starring Lily Gladstone
February 8, 2024 | David FarnorApple TV+ and Lily Gladstone are reuniting, with the streaming platform picking up the rights to the film Fancy Dance.
Gladstone is currently nominated for an Oscar for her leading role in Apple Original film Killers of the Flower Moon. … Read More
Trailer: Michael Sheen, James Graham and Adam Curtis’ The Way arrives this month
February 8, 2024 | David FarnorMichael Sheen, James Graham and Adam Curtis are teaming up for BBC drama The Way, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the series ahead of its debut this month.
Ambitious, powerful and surprising, the three-part drama … Read More
Disney+ renews Percy Jackson for Season 2
February 8, 2024 | David FarnorDisney+ has renewed Percy Jackson and the Olympians for a second season.
Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, Percy Jackson and the Olympians follows Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) a 12-year-old modern demigod who’s just coming to terms with his … Read More
Paramount+ removes Burning Girls, One Night, Accused and more
February 7, 2024 | David FarnorParamount+ has become the latest streaming service to pull a raft of original and exclusive titles in a move to cut costs.
The subscription platform has been pushing to make an impression in the crowded streaming landscape, boosting Paramount’s own … Read More
Michael Douglas to star in Apple TV+ drama Franklin
February 7, 2024 | David FarnorMichael Douglas is heading to Apple TV+ this April for new drama Franklin.
Based on Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff’s book, “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America,” “Franklin” explores the thrilling story of the greatest gamble … Read More
BBC Two sends Cunk on a quest for meaning
February 7, 2024 | David FarnorPhilomena Cunk is returning to our screens to uncover the definitive answer to the ultimate question: the meaning of life itself.
Following the global success of Cunk on Earth, the pioneering documentary-maker (Diane Morgan) will return for Cunk’s Quest for … Read More
Matthew Goode, Kelly Macdonald, Chloe Pirrie join Netflix’s Department Q
February 7, 2024 | David FarnorNetflix is lining up an impressive cast to populate Deparment Q.
An adaptation of the novels of the same name from Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen – previously adapted for a trilogy of films – the series revolves around Carl Morck, … Read More
Trailer: Apple’s Manhunt begins this March
February 7, 2024 | David FarnorTobias Menzies is heading to Apple TV+ this March for Manhunt, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the thriller.
The seven-part, true crime series is based on the bestselling book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s … Read More
What’s coming soon to MUBI UK in February 2024?
February 6, 2024 | David FarnorMUBI celebrates Valentine’s Day this February with a collection of love triangles and affairs, but the big date to mark is the streamer’s 17th anniversary, with the return of Esteban Sapir’s surreal and dreamlike feature La Antena (2007), the first … Read More