Posts By David Farnor
Lionheart: Netflix’s Nigerian movie disqualified from Oscar
November 5, 2019 | David FarnorLionheart, Netflix’s first Nigerian movie, has been disqualified from an award in this year’s Oscars race.
The film, which is the first original movie to be produced in the country for the streaming giant, marks the directorial debut of Genevieve … Read More
Hearst heads to Facebook Watch for two series
November 5, 2019 | David FarnorHearst is heading to Facebook Watch for two new original series.
The shows, tied to its magazine brands, will bring lifestyle programming to the social network’s fledgling video platform, which is partnering with brands and publishers in a move to … Read More
Amazon unwraps Kacey Musgraves Christmas special
November 5, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon Prime Video will unwrap a new Kacey Musgraves festive special this Christmas.
The online giant is teaming up with the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter for The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show. The special, produced by Fulwell 73 Productions, marks Prime Video’s … Read More
Viacom and Facebook Watch team up for new short-form series
November 5, 2019 | David FarnorViacom and Facebook Watch are teaming up for a slate of new short-form original series.
The series, created by Viacom Digital Studios, will be exclusively for the social network’s burgeoning video platform in Europe, Americas and Asia, as part of … Read More
Watch: Meet the cast of Netflix’s Klaus
November 5, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix is unwrapping a special treat this November, with the premiere of its first animated original movie, Klaus.
The festive flick follows a failed student from the postal academy, who is stationed on a frozen island above the Arctic Circle, … Read More
Trailer: Netflix wishes you a Merry Happy Whatever
November 5, 2019 | David Farnor“I want him to love you as much as I love.” Those are the famous last words that begin the trailer for Netflix’s new festive series, Merry Happy Whatever.
The show follows Don Quinn (Dennis Quaid), a strong-willed patriarch from … Read More
Unposted: Amazon acquires Chiara Ferragni documentary
November 4, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon has acquired the rights to Chiara Ferragni: Unposted, a documentary about the number one digital entrepreneur in Italy.
Directed by Elisa Amoruso, the documentary explores the life of the Ferragni, who Forbes magazine called the number one fashion influencer … Read More
Michelle Fairley, Tom Burke, Billy Barratt to star in BBC Two’s Responsible Child
November 4, 2019 | David FarnorMichelle Fairley, Tom Burke and Billy Barratt will star in Responsible Child, a BBC Two drama about England’s minimum age of criminal responsibility.
Based on real events, the 90-minute drama tells the story of Ray, a 12-year-old boy on trial … Read More
Which UK cinemas are showing The Irishman?
November 4, 2019 | David FarnorAl Pacino, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci will be reuniting with Martin Scorsese this winter for The Irishman, one of the highest profile movies of the year. (Read our review of the film here.) Adding to the buzz surrounding … Read More
The November 2019 Watchlist: 25 highlights and UK TV air dates for this month
November 3, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. Apple TV+. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box … Read More