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Disney+ UK offers pre-launch discount
February 24, 2020 | David FarnorDisney+ UK is only a few weeks away, with the House of Mouse’s subscription platform launching on 24th March. The Netflix rival with bring together films and TV shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic, as well … Read More
Amazon inks overall deal with Hunters creator David Weil
February 23, 2020 | David FarnorThis weekend marks the debut of Hunters, Amazon’s new original series that follows a gang of Nazi hunters in 1970s New York. Starring Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, its bold, brash and brutal approach to such delicate subject matter has … Read More
Trailer: Sigmund Freud fights crime in new Netflix series
February 23, 2020 | David FarnorSigmund Freud fights crime. That’s the irresistible pitch behind Netflix’s new series, Freud, and a new trailer gives us a glimpse of the drama.
The mystery thriller is a German-Austrian Co-Production, directed by Marvin Kren (4 Blocks). It portrays the … Read More
Trailer: Netflix to explore The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
February 22, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix will explore The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez this February with a new true crime series.
In 2013, 8-year-old Gabriel died as a result of horrific and prolonged abuse by his mother and her boyfriend. In the wake of the … Read More
Torchwood returns to BBC iPlayer
February 21, 2020 | David FarnorTorchwood is returning to BBC iPlayer from today.
The BAFTA award-winning sci-fi series was a spin-off from Doctor Who created by Russell T Davies. First airing in 2006, the show – which took its name from an anagram of “Doctor … Read More
Trailer: Westworld Season 3 set for March premiere
February 21, 2020 | David FarnorWestworld will officially return this March and a new trailer gives us a fresh look at Season 3.
The third season will see many of its stars return, including Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores, Thandie Newton as Maeve, Ed Harris … Read More
Miriam Margolyes to play Queen Victoria in The Windsors
February 20, 2020 | David FarnorMiriam Margolyes (Call the Midwife, Miriam’s Big Fat Adventure) will guest star in the new season of The Windsors as Queen Victoria.
Channel 4’s royal sitcom returns this month, picking things up as Wills (Hugh Skinner) is torn by the … Read More
Trailer: Bulletproof returns for Season 2 this March
February 19, 2020 | David FarnorA bromance made in heaven. Noel Clarke + Ashley Walters reunite as Detectives Bishop and Pike in Bulletproof Season 2, and a new trailer gives us a first look at their return.
The cop-buddy duo‘s combination of edge-of-your-seat pursuits and … Read More
Painkiller: Netflix orders drama about opioid crisis
February 19, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is moving from Narcos to the opioid crisis with new drama Painkiller.
Eric Newman (Children of Men) will serve as Executive Producer as part of his overall deal with Netflix where he is showrunner on Narcos and Narcos: … Read More
Netflix documentary prompts reinvestigation of Malcolm X‘s death
February 18, 2020 | David FarnorThe death of Malcolm X may be reinvestigated after a new Netflix documentary series raised questions about the assassination.
Decades after the African American leader was murdered, the six part series examined his death. Three men were jailed for the … Read More