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ITVX renews Crime for Season 2
March 24, 2022 | VOD NewsITV has renewed Crime for Season 2, following a successful first season on BritBox UK.
Directed by James Strong (Broadchurch, and Vigil) and David Blair (Isolation Stories, The Barking Murders), the crime drama is based on Irvine Welsh’s best-selling novel … Read More
Apple TV+ orders Spanish-language drama Midnight Family
March 20, 2022 | VOD NewsApple TV+ is heading to Spain for its latest original drama, with Pablo and Juan de Dios Larraín producing Midnight Family.
Based on the award-winning documentary Familia de Medianoche, the 10-episode medical drama is created for television by Ariel Award … Read More
U2 biopic series in the works at Netflix
March 19, 2022 | VOD NewsA U2 biopic series is reportedly in the works at Netflix.
The Irish rock band, which is famously fronted by lead singer Bono, was formed back in 1976. The other members include the Edge on guitar, Adam Clayton on bass … Read More
Richard Armitage and Charlie Murphy to star in Netflix erotic thriller
March 19, 2022 | VOD NewsRichard Armitage and Charlie Murphy are hooking up with Netflix for a new erotic thriller.
The genre, which had its heyday back in the 1980s and 1990s, has seen something of a resurgence in recent years, from Amazon’s recent release … Read More
Best Interests: Sharon Horgan, Michael Sheen to star in BBC Drama
March 19, 2022 | VOD NewsSharon Horgan and Michael Sheen will star in BBC One’s Best Interests, a new drama from Jack Thorne.
The four-part series, directed by Michael Keillor (Roadkill, Strike), is a story of a family driven apart by having to make choices … Read More
First look: BBC One’s Everything I Know About Love
March 19, 2022 | VOD NewsBBC is bringing the bestselling memoir Everything I Know About Love to the screen, annd images give us a first look at the impressive young cast in action.
An unflinching account of surviving your 20s, the seven-part series is … Read More
MUBI Weekly Digest | 19th March 2022
March 19, 2022 | VOD NewsAs MUBI prepares to release Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World in cinemas, it shines a spotlight on his recent Louder than Bombs, but not before turning its attention to Canadian director Patricia Rozema for a double-bill – … Read More
Amazon completes $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM
March 19, 2022 | VOD NewsAmazon has completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM, a deal that will determine the future shape of the streaming industry.
Amazon Studios has always been the slightly underdog to major rival Netflix, with the latter investing heavily in the … Read More
Watch: New clip for Hugh Laurie’s Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
March 19, 2022 | VOD NewsWhy Didn’t They Ask Evans? That was the question asked by Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel, and it’s being brought to the screen by BritBox UK this spring.
Directed by Hugh Laurie, the series – commissioned by BritBox North America and … Read More
Watch: New clip from Marvel’s Moon Knight
March 19, 2022 | VOD News“What’s going on…?” That’s the sound of Oscar Isaac getting increasingly disoriented in a clip from Marvel’s Moon Knight – and not just because of his strange London accent.
The series sees Isaac step into the shoes of Steven Grant, … Read More















