Netflix snaps up ITV Marcella for international distribution

Netflix has snapped up ITV’s Marcella for international distribution.

The show, which is created by The Bridge’s Hans Rosenfeldt, is purported to bring that Nordic noir sensibility to London, with Anna Frield starring in the thriller as a detective returning … Read More

The Fundamentals of Caring gets June Netflix release date

Netflix will release Sundance hit The Fundamentals of Caring this June..

The film, which closed the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, was snapped up by the streaming giant for a record-breaking sum. Based on the novel by Jonathan Evison and written, … Read More

Sky Atlantic to air Alan Partridge state-of-the-nation documentary

After the success of the second season of his Mid Morning Matters, Alan Partridge is bouncing back again to make a new documentary for Sky Atlantic.

The one-off, one-hour special, titled Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle, will see him attempt to … Read More

Fortitude Season 2: First look images

Amid the usual swirl of rumours, cast announcements and cancellations, one piece of TV news may have passed you by this week: our first look at Season 2 of Fortitude.

Sky’s original Arctic crime drama, part Broadchurch and part X-Files, … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (2nd April)

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 Prick Up Your … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK this week (2nd April 2016)

Not getting your art-house 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

Sky launches new app for kids

Sky has launched a new app for kids, as the competition for young eyeballs continues to increase.

Sky’s app was announced last year, just after YouTube launched its own kids’ platform and Amazon introduced its own child-friendly tablet and accompany … Read More

Mafiosa leads Walter Presents’ Spring 2016 line-up

Mafiosa is leading Walter Presents’ Spring 2016 line-up, with the whole of the first season available to watch now for free on All 4.

The French TV show, which first premiered on Canal+ back in 2006, was created by Hugues … Read More

Jessica Henwick joins Netflix’s Iron Fist

Jessica Henwick has joined Netflix’s superhero series, Iron Fist.

Marvel’s show, which completes the streaming service’s collection of Hell’s Kitchen heroes, stars Game of Thrones’ Finn Jones as Daniel Rand, aka. Iron Fist.

Now, Henwick, last seen on the small … Read More

What’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video UK in April 2016?

Sing me a song of a lass that is gone… April is upon us and frankly, that means one thing for Amazon Prime Video subscribers: Outlander.

Ronald D. Moore’s adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s best-selling novels returns for a second season, … Read More