What’s leaving Netflix UK in January / February 2017?

While we recover from the streampocalypse that was the end of another year, January 2017 is already racing away from us, with February looming dangerously close. That means it’s time to bid goodbye to another batch of titles, some good … Read More

BBC reunites with AMC for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold series

Hot on the heels of The Night Manager, The BBC is reuniting with AMC to adapt another John le Carre book for the screen: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

The novel is one of the most iconic … Read More

Into the Badlands Season 2 gets March air date

Into the Badlands Season 2 will premiere this March, AMC has confirmed.

The show, which was ranked in our list of the underrated shows of 2015, is that rare thing: a martial arts TV programme. Set in an apocalyptic future … Read More

Veronica Castro to star in new Netflix original series

Veronica Castro has signed on to star in a new original series from Netflix.

The actress, who is famous in Mexico for the popular 1980s soap opera Rosa Salvaje, is making a comeback, and jumping into the streaming world to … Read More

EastEnders and Sherlock lead BBC iPlayer’s biggest ever festive season

BBC iPlayer had its biggest ever festive season this year, reveal new viewing figures, as EastEnders, Outnumbered and Sherlock brought audiences in by the million.

The long-running soap is always a major driver of activity on BBC iPlayer and Christmas … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (14th January 2017)

Heard of BFI Player? Well, there’s also BFI Player+, a subscription service that offers an all-you-can-eat selection of hand-picked classics.

Every Friday, Mark Kermode highlights one of the collection’s titles with a video introduction. This week, it’s 1936’s Things … Read More

Netflix snaps up streaming rights to Cate Shortland’s Berlin Syndrome

Netflix has been shopping at Sundance again, snapping up the rights to Berlin Syndrome, the new film from Cate Shortland.

The acclaimed Australian director Cate Shortland made a name for herself with Somersault, which premiered in Un Certain Regard at … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (14th January 2017)

MUBI heads to France this week, partnering once again with UniFrance and My French Film Festival to share a rich and exciting selection of new films from across the Channel. (You can see the full festival line-up here.) MUBI has … Read More

My French Film Festival returns for month-long streaming celebration

My French Film Festival returns this weekend for a month-long streaming celebration of modern French cinema.

After a record year with 6.5 million views in 2016, the seventh edition of the annual event brings a selection of the best new … Read More

Netflix cancels Lady Dynamite after two seasons

Netflix has decided not to renew Lady Dynamite after two seasons of the comedy series.

The show, which stars Maria Bamford as a version of herself, is a surreal, satirical gem that follows the comedian through the ups and downs … Read More