Posts By David Farnor
Netflix acquires Cannes winners Happy As Lazzaro and Girl
May 20, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix may not have been at Cannes this year, but the streaming giant was out in force on the closing weekend of the French film festival, snapping up the rights to not just one award winner but two.
Happy as … Read More
The Weekly MUBI Digest | 19th May 2018
May 19, 2018 | David FarnorMUBI concludes its annual trip to Cannes this weekend, with a delightful Soderbergh gem – just a day after it snapped up the rights to the latest offering from another legendary auteur, Godard. It joins The Happiest Day in the … Read More
Royal Wedding TV Guide: Where to watch Harry and Meghan live and on catch-up
May 19, 2018 | David FarnorToday sees Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get married at Windsor Castle, in a ceremony that has whipped up the UK’s media into a frenzy of Royal Wedding fever. 2,460 people have been invited to stand inside the castle and … Read More
Trailer: Netflix updates The Parent Trap with Set It Up
May 19, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix is updating The Parent Trap for the Millennial age with new romantic comedy Set It Up.
The film follows two New York assistants, Harper (Zoey Deutch) and Charlie (Glen Powell), who are overworked, underpaid, and tired of wasting their … Read More
Tig Notaro and Jennifer Aniston elected Netflix’s First Ladies
May 18, 2018 | David FarnorJennifer Aniston and Tig Notaro are headed to the White House.
Yes, the pair have been elected First Ladies by Netflix for a new political comedy. The film, which is written by Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, will see America’s first … Read More
Hap and Leonard cancelled after three seasons
May 17, 2018 | David FarnorHap and Leonard has been cancelled after three seasons.
SundanceTV’s superb seres, which is based on Joe R. Lansdale’s novels, has been one of the best TV programmes of the last few years, thanks to its combination of powerful stories … Read More
Power Season 5 to premiere on Netflix UK on 2nd July
May 17, 2018 | David Farnor“I used to think we could outrun anything…” That’s the sound of Power returning for Season 5 this July.
From Executive Producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and show creator Courtney A. Kemp (The Good Wife), the series delves into … Read More
Sky and HBO announce Adnan Syed documentary series
May 17, 2018 | David FarnorSky and HBO are following in Serial’s footsteps with a new documentary series charting The Case Against Adnan Syed.
Directed by Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil, West of Memphis), the four-part series will explore the 1999 disappearance and murder … Read More
Watch the full trailer for Netflix’s Sense8 finale
May 17, 2018 | David Farnor“What is human? An ability to reason, to imagine, to love or grieve?” That’s the question asked by the finale of Sense8, as Netflix’s ambitious sci-fi epic returns for one last outing.
Together until the end, the finale promises with … Read More
BBC Three picks up new comedy-drama 600 Bottles Of Wine
May 16, 2018 | David FarnorBBC Three has picked up the rights to new Australian comedy-drama series 600 Bottles of Wine.
The four-part short-form series, acquired from Escapade Media, is based on Grace Rouvray’s popular blog, with Rouvray adapting it for the screen. It … Read More