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Trailer: Sam Worthington stars in Netflix’s Fractured
September 21, 2019 | David Farnor“You’re a brave girl.” That’s Ray Monroe (Sam Worthington) to his daughter in hopsital, after she is hurt in an accident. Little does he know that it’s the last time he’ll see her. That’s the starting point for Netflix’s Fractured, … Read More
BBC Three commissions new beauty industry investigation
September 21, 2019 | David FarnorBBC Three has commissioned a new three-part series investigating the $500 billion beauty and cosmetics industry.
Beauty Laid Bare charts the journeys of four young Brits as they spend two weeks exploring America’s powerful beauty and cosmetics industry, finding out … Read More
Netflix to spend $500m on British content
September 21, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix will be spending around $500 million on British content this year, as it steps up its investment in the UK.
Netflix has been steadily pushing into British productions, led by shows such as The Crown and Black Mirror. In … Read More
Watch: BBC releases trailer for Girl/Haji
September 21, 2019 | David FarnorThe BBC is heading to Japan this winter, but not just for the Rugby World Cup: new globe-trotting thriller Girl/Haji, co-produced with Netflix, is heading to our screens, and a new trailer promises a stylish, big-scale drama.
Written by BAFTA … Read More
The Snail and the Whale: Rob Brydon and Sally Hawkins to star in BBC animation
September 20, 2019 | David FarnorIt may only be September but BBC One is already unwrapping its new animated gift for viewers: The Snail and the Whale.
The animated short will be produced by Magic Light Pictures, the multi Oscar-nominated production company that has been … Read More
Channel 4 picks up The Great Pottery Throw Down
September 20, 2019 | David FarnorChannel 4 has picked up The Great Pottery Throw Down for a new series.
The competition programme follows 12 passionate, home potters as they strive to create their most intricate and imaginative work, before their pieces are judged. The show … Read More
Walter Presents checks into the Hotel Beau Sejour this September
September 19, 2019 | David FarnorWalter Presents is checking into the Hotel Beau Sejour this September.
The Belgian drama delivers a high-concept twist on the contemporary whodunnit. Teenager Kato Hoeven awakens in a hotel to find her own bloody corpse in a bathtub. With only … Read More
Netflix inks first-look deal with Nahnatchka Khan
September 19, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix has inked a first-look deal with Nahnatchka Khan.
The writer, director, and producer is the creator of the bit series Fresh Off the Boat, which is currently shooting its sixth season. Prior to that, she was the creator and … Read More
Filming begins on Strike: Lethal White
September 19, 2019 | David FarnorFilming is now underway on BBC One’s new Strike adaptation, Lethal White.
Tom Burke (Cormoran Strike) and Holliday Grainger (Robin Ellacott) will returning for te drama, which will be the fourth story from the TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s best-selling … Read More
All 4 prescribes ER box set on show’s 25th anniversary
September 19, 2019 | David FarnorToday marks the 25th anniversary of ER, and to celebrate All 4 is prescribing a binge-watch of the entire medical drama.
The iconic US series first aired on 19th September 1994 and ran for 15 seasons, racking up nominations for more than … Read More