Posts By David Farnor
Trailer: I Am Not an Easy Man sees Netflix flip gender roles
April 7, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix is turning gender roles on its head for its latest original film, I Am Not an Easy Man.
The film sees a shameless chauvinist gets a taste of his own medicine when he wakes up in a world dominated … Read More
VOR: Alessandro Camon to adapt Russian mafia thriller
April 7, 2018 | David FarnorOscar nominee Alessandro Camon has been hired to adapt Russian mafia thriller VOR for Netflix.
The manuscript, written by Rimma Rose, was acquired by Netflix back in 2016, reports Deadline. It charts the rise of Russia’s most powerful mafia commander. … Read More
Mozart in the Jungle cancelled after four seasons
April 7, 2018 | David FarnorMozart in the Jungle has been cancelled after four seasons.
Amazon’s classical music comedy, which is based on Blair Tindall’s memoirs of being a professional musician, follows the politics, art and relationships of the fictional New York Symphony orchestra, which … Read More
The Weekly MUBI Digest | 7th April 2018
April 7, 2018 | David FarnorMUBI marks the start of a new month with a new season dedicated to legendary filmmaker Douglas Sirk. An influence on everyone from Todd Haynes to John Waters, Sirk’s films present a bold, haunting glimpse at the troubled underbelly of … Read More
Netflix axes Everything Sucks
April 6, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has cancelled Everything Sucks after one season.
The 10-episode coming-of-age comedy follows two groups of high school misfits: an A/V club and a Drama club, who collide in 1996 Oregon.
The show is created by Ben York Jones … Read More
Trailer: BBC Two visits The City and the City
April 6, 2018 | David FarnorThe City and the City
“Nowhere else works like the cities…” That’s the sound of David Morrissey getting his sci-fi on in one of April’s most anticipated series, The City and the City.
BBC Two’s adaptation of China Miéville’s mind-bending … Read More
Imposters returns to Virgin TV for Season 2
April 6, 2018 | David FarnorThe Con is back on this weekend, as Imposters returns to Virgin TV for a highly anticipated second season.
Snapped up as a UK exclusive by Virgin, the series follows Maddie (Inbar Lavi), the ultimate persona shifting con-artist, and the … Read More
Trailer: The Alienist returns for Season 2
April 6, 2018 | David Farnor“Everything about this is disturbing.” That’s the sound of The Alienist returning to our screens, and a new trailer gives us a glimpse of Season 2.
Set amid the underbelly of New York City’s Gilded Age, the period crime drama … Read More
AMO: Netflix Philippine drugs series is “not propaganda”
April 5, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix’s new Philippine series AMO is “not propaganda” for President Rodrigo Duterte, its director has said.
The thriller, which is helmed by Cannes prize winner Brillante Mendoza, shines a light on the country’s drug war. It follows high schooler Joseph, … Read More
The Crown, Line of Duty and Black Mirror lead 2018 BAFTA TV nominees
April 4, 2018 | David FarnorThe 2018 BAFTA TV nominations have been announced and The Crown, Line of Duty and Black Mirror are leading the way.
Netflix will be hoping to reign supreme this year, after its royal drama was nominated for multiple awards last … Read More