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Why you should be watching Mary Kills People
September 25, 2019 | David FarnorWith Mary Kills People back on our screens this week for Season 2, we round up five reasons why you should be watching the addictive Canadian drama.
It’s darker than your average show
Euthanasia, the right to die and … Read More
Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out breaks BBC Three records
September 25, 2019 | David FarnorJesy Nelson: Odd One Out is BBC Three’s top factual title since the channel moved online.
The BBC Three commission, which focused on the struggles Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson has been through due to online bullying, was the top programme … Read More
Notes on Love: Shondaland and Netflix announce romantic anthology series
September 25, 2019 | David FarnorAs Ryan Murphy makes his Netflix original debut this week with The Politician, the streaming giant’s other major talent with an overall deal, Shonda Rhimes, is readying her next project: Notes on Love, a new original episodic anthology series under … Read More
Will Smith to play crime boss Nicky Barnes in Netflix’s The Council
September 25, 2019 | David FarnorWill Smith will play crime boss Nicky Barnes in Netflix’s The Council.
The film, which is written by Peter Landesman (Concussion, Parkland), chronicles the never-before told story of a crime syndicate consisting of seven men who ruled Harlem in the … Read More
BBC One drops first trailer for Dublin Murders
September 25, 2019 | David FarnorBBC One has dropped the first trailer for Dublin Murders, and it promises to be an atmospheric, creepy watch.
The dark psychological mystery centres on a murder investigation led by ambitious and charismatic Detectives Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox. When … Read More
Phoebe Waller-Bridge inks overall deal with Amazon Studios
September 24, 2019 | David FarnorFleabag creator, Killing Eve writer and multiple Emmy award winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge has inked an overall deal with Amazon Studios.
Fleabag, which premiered on BBC Three in the UK, won six 2019 Emmy Awards this weekemd, including Outstanding Comedy, Outstanding … Read More
Will Arnett to star in BBC Two’s The First Team
September 24, 2019 | David FarnorWill Arnett will star in BBC Two’s The First Team, the new comedy from the creators of The Inbetweeners.
Formerly known as Afternoons, the comedy is produced by Fudge Park and written by the award-winning duo Iain Morris and Damon … Read More
Watch: First full trailer lands for El Camino
September 24, 2019 | David Farnor“You ready?” “Yeah.” On the heels of Sunday’s first look at Jesse Pinkman during the Primetime Emmys, Netflix has released the official trailer for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
The feature-length follow-up to AMC’s series reunites fans with Jesse … Read More
Emmys 2019: Fleabag, Game of Thrones and Mrs Maisel lead Primetime winners
September 23, 2019 | David FarnorGame of Thrones reigned over the competition at the 2019 Primetime Emmy awards, as HBO’s epic drama bowed out with a big win. The long-running fantasy series was crowned Outstanding Drama for its eighth and final run, also winning the … Read More
Trailer: Netflix’s Seis Manos set for November release
September 23, 2019 | David FarnorSet in Mexico in the 1970’s era, Seis Manos centers on three orphaned martial arts warriors who join forces with a DEA agent and a Mexican Federale to battle for justice after their beloved mentor is murdered on the streets … Read More