Trailer: Lili Reinhart starts in Amazon’s Chemical Hearts

Riverdale star Lili Reinhart is heading to Amazon Prime Video this summer in new film Chemical Hearts – and a new trailer gives us a first glimpse.

Written and directed by Richard Tanne, the film is based on the book … Read More

Netflix sinks teeth into Lost Dog

Netflix is sinking its teeth into Lost Dog, a new comedy based on Kate Spicer’s memoirs.

Lost Dog: A Love Story was published in 2019 by the Sunday Times, Daily Mail and Evening Standard journalist. It follows Kate, a middle … Read More

How has the coronavirus lockdown impacted streaming?

The digital video sector has officially boomed during the coronavirus lockdown, with spending on buy-and-keep digital downloads rising 87 per cent year-on-year.

Spending reached £113 million from March to June 2020, while 1.8 million new customers either bought or rented … Read More

Netflix orders animated comedy from Norsemen creators

Netflix is expanding its relationship with the creators of Norsemen with the greenlighting of a new comedy series.

Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen are the duo behind the Norwegian series Norsemen, which just debuted its third season on Netflix. … Read More

Brain in Gear: BBC Two orders full series from BAFTA-wining comedy

BBC Two has ordered a full series from comedy series Brain in Gear.

The show debuted as one of the BBC’s Comedy Shorts in 2019. Written by and starring Gbemisola Ikumelo (Famalam, The Last Tree) Brain In Gear is a … Read More

Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club comes to ITV

ITV is aiming to capture the experience of enjoying live comedy in an intimate space this year with a new series fronted by Jonathan Ross.

With venues currently closed, stand-up comics have increasingly moved online to reach audiences and raise … Read More

MUBI Weekly Digest | 1st August 2020

MUBI turns its Herzog double-bill into a triple-bill this weekend with the arrival of the intense war drama Rescue Dawn. This week also sees MUBI head to Locarno for highlights from its previous festivals, before dipping its toe into martial … Read More

BAFTA TV Awards 2020: Chernobyl, Stath Lets Flats lead winners

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the winners of this year’s awards, celebrating the best TV of 2019.

Chernobyl, the drama mini-series based on the nuclear disaster in 1986,continued to dominate, picking up both the Best … Read More

What’s coming soon to Sky and NOW TV in August 2020?

Summer may be a time for navigating your way back into the outside, but Sky is serving up some compelling reasons to stay indoors. Three big hitters are on the way this August: Billie Piper’s long-awaited I Hate Suzie, new … Read More

Matt Berry’s Michael Squeamish returns to BBC Two

Matt Berry is returning to BBC Two with four more documentaries from his rogue historian Michael Squeamish.

Michael Squeamish presented Road To Brexit last year on the BBC, a documentary that was comprised of archive footage. With filming on new … Read More