The MUBI Weekly Digest | 14th December 2019

MUBI continues to unwrap cinematic gems from years gone by this week, with the continuation of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colours trilogy, helpings from Ingmar Bergman and Jean Renoir – plus, jumping forward to a modern maestro, takes in the colossal … Read More

BBC Two plots Baby Chimp Rescue

BBC Two is plotting a Baby Chimp Rescue for a new three-party series.

The nature documentary will follow life in a home for orphaned baby chimpanzees run by wildlife vet Jimmy Desmond and his wife Jenny. The Desmonds started with … Read More

BBC One scores Peter Crouch for Euro 2020 series

BBC One has scored Peter Crouch for a new Euro 2020 series.

The former professional footballer turned podcasting legend has since strayed into telly territory, scoring a weekly talk show on Amazon Prime Video called Back of the Net, which … Read More

All 4 to unwrap early Hollyoaks box set for Christmas

As an early Christmas present to Hollyoaks fans, the Christmas and New Year special episodes will be released for the first time as an early box set on All 4.

Four episodes in total will be made available ahead of … Read More

Amazon inks first look deal with Orlando Bloom

Amazon Studios has signed a first look deal with Orlando Bloom.

Widely known for playing Legolas in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, and as Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Orlando Bloom is one of the most popular working … Read More

Watch: Final trailer for The Witcher

Big kingdoms. Big monsters. Big Witcher energy from Henry Cavill. Those are the key talking points for The Witcher’s final trailer, as Netflix prepares to drop its new fantasy epic.

Based on the best-selling books, The Witcher is an epic … Read More

Amazon orders Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas series

Amazon Studios has greenlit an untitled series from Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas.

The unscripted series is executive produced by the famous couple and inspired by an Indian pre-wedding tradition called the sangeet. The sangeet takes place the night before the ceremony, … Read More

Line Friends: Netflix orders animated series based on messaging app characters

Netflix is teaming up with messaging app Line for a new animated series based on its character stickers. The Brown & Friends characters will be expanded into a new world of storytelling when they come to Netflix in a non-verbal, … Read More

Trailer: The New Pope set for January release

Sky Atlantic will be voting in The New Pope in January, and a new trailer gives us our first proper look at the show’s return.

Created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino and starring Jude Law and John Malkovich, The New … Read More

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel leads 2019 SAG Awards nominees

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is leading the way at this year’s SAG Awards, with four nods in total.

Amazon’s comedy series has been a breakout hit since its debut two years ago, with star Rachel Brosnahan bagging two consecutive Golden … Read More