Taskmaster to return for New Year special

Feeling in a particularly festive mood, the almighty Taskmaster Greg Davies has once again gathered five famous faces for a standalone special on Channel 4.

Called Taskmaster’s New Year Treat, the one-off will see the formidable Taskmaster put these celebrity guests through their paces in … Read More

Trailer: Netflix to Stay Close this December

Four people, dark secrets, and a past that threatens their lives. That’s the starting point for Stay Close, Netflix’s new thriller from Harlan Coben (The Stranger, Safe, The Five).

Starring Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage and Sarah Parish, the … Read More

Apple’s Tragedy of Macbeth gets free IMAX screening

Apple, A24 and IMAX are teaming up to present a special screening of The Tragedy of Macbeth on the biggest big screen of them all – for free.

The film, based on Shakespeare’s classic play, stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, … Read More

Tiger King: Netflix to tell The Doc Antle Story

Netflix is expanding its Tiger King franchise to include the Doc Antle Story.

Showman or con man? Behind Doc Antle’s eccentric, animal-loving facade lies a history of troubling accusations. A lifelong showman, Doc Antle has built his various careers on … Read More

Antoine Fuqua forms first look partnership with Netflix

Antoine Fuqua has entered into a first-look partnership with Netflix.

Fuqua is the director behind such films as Training Day, The Magnificent Seven, The Equalizer, The Equalizer 2, Southpaw, Olympus Has Fallen, Brooklyn’s Finest, Shooter, Tears of the Sun and … Read More

MUBI Weekly Digest | 4th December

MUBI releases its latest exclusive, Azor, this weekend, and that kicks off a week of global cinema shining a spotlight on some of the world’s most interesting modern filmmakers, including Paolo Sorrentino, Louis Garrel and Julia Ducournau.

In the … Read More

Icon Film Channel to launch standalone app

The Icon Film Channel is launching a standalone app this December, bringing the distributor’s catalogue to a range of devices.

The streaming service initially launched in February as part of Amazon Prime Video Channels, Amazon’s VOD platform that allows Amazon … Read More

Around the World in 80 Days follow-up series in the works

Two follow-up series to Around the World in 80 Days are already in the works, before the programme’s first season has even aired.

Based on the Jules Verne novel, the series sees David Tennant play the intrepid explorer, joined by … Read More

Trailer: Amazon’s Reacher set for February debut

Jack Reacher will step on to Amazon Prime Video in February, and a new trailer gives us a first proper look at the series in action.

Based on the novel Killing Floor by Lee Child, the series stars Alan Ritchson … Read More

What’s coming soon to STARZPLAY UK in December 2021?

As one of the smaller streaming platforms in the UK, STARZPLAY sometimes struggles when it comes to having a large enough library to compete with, say, Netflix or Amazon Prime Video – at least in terms of quantity. 2021 has … Read More