Posts By David Farnor
Stranger Things creators tease Season 2 details
August 21, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix’s original series, part-sci-fi, part-horror and 100 per cent 80s nostalgia, has swiftly become of the summer’s biggest hits, with fans left with one major question after the final episode: will there be a second season?
Warning: Spoilers for … Read More
This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (20th August)
August 20, 2016 | David FarnorHeard 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 Hands of the … Read More
New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (20th August 2016)
August 20, 2016 | David FarnorNot getting your arthouse fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime Video? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, the subscription VOD service that hand-picks new and old classics from around the … Read More
Grace and Frankie: Season 2 bloopers
August 20, 2016 | David FarnorIt doesn’t like that long ago that Grace and Frankie returned to our screens for Season 2 – but it does feel like a long time until Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda come back next year for Season 3 of … Read More
What’s leaving Netflix UK in August / September 2016?
August 18, 2016 | David FarnorBetween Stranger Things, Creed, Wolf Hall, Sicario and Brooklyn, you’d be forgiven for not noticing anything else on Netflix UK this month. But every wave of excellent new arrivals comes at the price of having to bid farewell to the … Read More
My Father Die and Population Zero join FrightFest Presents line-up
August 17, 2016 | David FarnorMy Father Die and Population Zero have reportedly joined the line-up of new FrightFest Presents titles.
The digital label, a joint venture between the horror festival and Icon Film Distribution, has become a natural home for the event’s brightest and … Read More
The Stinky & Dirty Show rides onto Amazon this September
August 17, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon’s The Stinky & Dirty Show will ride onto Prime Video this September.
Amazon’s Original Kids Series, based on the I Stink! book series by Kate and Jim McMullan, follows the mishaps of best friends and unlikely heroes, Stinky, the … Read More
Mr. Robot renewed for Season 3
August 17, 2016 | David FarnorMr. Robot has been renewed for Season 3.
USA Network’s series, created by Sam Esmail, has been one of the buzziest shows for the network and, indeed of the last year, with its blend of cyber-thriller hacking, social politics and … Read More
Rio Olympics racks up 80m views online for BBC
August 16, 2016 | David FarnorThe Rio 2016 Olympic Games have helped the BBC race to a record level of online traffic this summer.
The past week has been the biggest ever week for BBC Sport online with 58.2m global unique browsers following the action … Read More
Walter Presents lines up UK TV first as service passes 12m milestone
August 15, 2016 | David FarnorWalter Presents is gearing up for a UK TV first this summer, with the service about to premiere the first Hebrew language drama on a main terrestrial channel.
Channel 4’s on-demand service, which is dedicated to showcasing TV around the … Read More