Posts By David Farnor
Netflix loses US subscribers following price rise
July 18, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix has lost a number of US subscribers following a hike in its monthly prices.
The streaming giant announced its latest quarterly figures last night, and they made for surprising reading: Netflix recorded its first notable loss in domestic subscribers, … Read More
Fisherman’s Friends sails to Number 1 in UK Film Chart
July 18, 2019 | David FarnorFisherman’s Friends has sailed straight to the Number 1 spot on the UK’s Official Film Chart, knocking Captain Marvel to second place in a close finish that would do the Oxford-Cambridge boat race proud. The biographical comedy-drama based around … Read More
Emmys 2019: Game of Thrones leads with record number of nominations
July 18, 2019 | David FarnorGame of Thrones is leading the 2019 Emmy nominations with a record number of nods.
HBO’s fantasy epic has long been a mainstay of the annual awards race, leading the pack every year since 2014 with only one gap in … Read More
Trailer lands for Netflix’s The Red Sea Diving Resort
July 18, 2019 | David Farnor“Just for the record, there’s not one person in this group I would’ve chosen for this type of mission.” That’s the sound of a remarkable true story coming to the screen in Netflix’s The Red Sea Diving Resort – and … Read More
Tom Hollander to star in BBC One’s Us
July 18, 2019 | David FarnorFilming has begun for Us, BBC One’s four-part drama adapted by David Nicholls from his novel of the same name.
Tom Hollander (Baptiste, The Night Manager) will be joined by Saskia Reeves (Luther, Shetland), Sofie Gråbøl (The Killing, Fortitude), … Read More
Netflix cancels She’s Gotta Have It after Season 2
July 18, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix has cancelled She’s Gotta Have It after two seasons.
The series, based on the very first Spike Lee film of the same time, stars DeWanda Wise (Shots Fired) as Nola, a Brooklyn-based artist in her late 20s, who is … Read More
What’s leaving Amazon Prime Video UK in July / August 2019?
July 18, 2019 | David FarnorSummer is out in full force, but while the sunshine is tempting people outside, there are equally tempting reasons to stay indoors, as your window to stream some modern classics on Amazon Prime Video shrinks.
From time travel gems and … Read More
BBC scores exclusive rights to UEFA Women’s Euro 2021
July 16, 2019 | David FarnorThe BBC has scored the exclusive UK TV rights to the UEFA Women’s Euro 2021 tournament.
The BBC will bring extensive coverage of every game from grounds throughout England across TV, radio and online. The deal follows on from the … Read More
Neil Cross pens Because the Night for ITV
July 16, 2019 | David FarnorLuther creator Neil Cross is heading to ITV for his next drama series, Because the Night. ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill, announced commission of contemporary thriller this week.
Produced by Euston Films, the chilling four-part story of murder … Read More
Amazon greenlights new series from Tracy Oliver and Amy Poehler
July 16, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon Studios has greenlit ten episodes of a new half-hour comedy series from Tracy Oliver ( Girls Trip), Universal Television and Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions. The Untitled Tracy Oliver Project is a single camera comedy following the lives … Read More