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The MUBI Weekly Digest | 17th August 2019
August 17, 2019 | David FarnorMUBI begins its best retrospective of the year with a new strand devoted to the work of Pedro Almodovar, with a welcome focus on his earlier gems. That joins a diverse array of programming this month, which covers a summer … Read More
Krypton cancelled after two seasons
August 17, 2019 | David FarnorKrypton has been cancelled after two seasons.
The Superman prequel series, executive produced by writer/producer David S. Goyer, is set two generations before the destruction of Superman’s home planet. Krypton follows Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe – The Halcyon), the legendary Man … Read More
Poldark Season 5 to end with Bank Holiday double-bill
August 17, 2019 | David FarnorSeason 5 of Poldark will conclude with an action-packed double bill this August Bank Holiday weekend on BBC One. The penultimate episode of the series will air on Sunday 25th August at 8pm followed by the final ever episode on … Read More
Amazon Studios inks first-look deal with Brightstar
August 16, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon has entered into a first-look deal with producers Brightstar, along with the company’s founders John Woodward and Tanya Seghatchian.
The company, which is London-based, has a creative focus specifically on programming for either the European or the global market. … Read More
Hope: Aubrey Plaza to star in new film from Breaker Upperers duo
August 16, 2019 | David FarnorAubrey Plaza is teaming up with the directing duo behind The Breaker Upperers for Hope, a new Netflix film.
Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami co-wrote and directed The Breaker Upperers, which was snapped up by Netflix and went on … Read More
Riverdale Season 4 set for October release
August 15, 2019 | David FarnorIt’s only a matter of weeks before we get to go back to Riverdale for a fourth season, with Netflix officially confirming the UK release date for the show’s next run.
The CW’s teen drama, which is released in the … Read More
I Am a Killer renewed for Season 2
August 15, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix and A+E Networks have renewed documentary series I Am a Killer for a second season.
Znak & Co’s true crime series is a co-production between the two companies, premiering on A+E’s Crime+Investigation in the UK last year before arriving … Read More
Reese Witherspoon to star in Netflix’s Pyros
August 15, 2019 | David FarnorReese Witherspoon will star in new Netflix movie Pyros.
Adapted from Thomas Pierce’s short story Tardy Man, the sci-fi thriller follows a team outfitted with indestructible suits fused to their spines so they can recover objects for wealthy people … Read More
13 Reasons Why: New images and trailer land for Season 3
August 14, 2019 | David Farnor13 Reasons Why is back on our screens this August, and a new trailer plus a fresh batch of images give us a proper look at the series’ return.
The teen drama, which is based on the book by Jay … Read More
Trailer: American Factory arrives on Netflix this August
August 14, 2019 | David FarnorCultures collide in Netflix’s new documentary, American Factory, which arrives this August.
Nabbed by the streaming giant at Sundance this year for a reportedly cool $3 million, the film follows the aftermath of a Chinese billionaire re-opening a former General … Read More