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Amazon picks up eight pilots and renews Red Oaks and Hand of God
December 20, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon is stepping up its original content game, ordering full seasons from an unprecedented five out of its six latest adult pilots, as well as renewing two of its new original series.
Amazon Studios has had something of a game-changing … Read More
New releases and coming soon on MUBI UK this week (19th December 2015)
December 19, 2015 | David FarnorNot getting your art house fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, a subscription VOD service that hand-picks films from around the world.
This … Read More
Amazon renews The Man in the High Castle for Season 2
December 19, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon has renewed The Man in the High Castle for a second season.
The show, based on Philip K Dick’s novel, wowed us when it first arrived as one of the streaming service’s frequent pilots – and it had the … Read More
TalkTalk hires former Amazon exec to boost TV
December 18, 2015 | David FarnorTalkTalk has hired a former Amazon exec to boost its TV service.
In the age of streaming and VOD, most major appointments have been at online forms, such as YouTube. They have tended to focus on snapping up talent from … Read More
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mackenzie Davis join Netflix’s Black Mirror
December 17, 2015 | David FarnorGugu Mbatha-Raw and Mackenzie Davis have reportedly signed up to star in an episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror.
Charlie Brooker’s sci-fi anthology, which meshes The Twilight Zone with the quiet horrors of the technological age we now find ourselves in, … Read More
Trailer: Netflix’s Fuller House to land in February 2016
December 17, 2015 | David FarnorNetflix’s new series, Fuller House, will land in February 2016.
The streaming giant announced the release date today, along with a teaser trailer for show, which continues the adventures that first began in 1987’s Full House. No, we don’t either.
Sneaky Pete to premiere on Amazon this January
December 17, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon isn’t wasting any time at the start of 2017, kicking off its new year with the premiere of its new original series, Sneaky Pete.
Starring Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar), Marin Ireland (Side Effects), Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Michael Drayer … Read More
Netflix unveils House of Cards Season 4 teaser and 2016 release date
December 16, 2015 | David FarnorThe first teaser trailer for House of Cards Season 4 has landed, along with the release date – and it comes with the official Frank Underwood seal of approval.
After three seasons that saw Kevin Spacey’s calculating politician scheme his … Read More
I Am Big Bird available to watch online with bonus features
December 16, 2015 | David FarnorI Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story is now available to watch online on VOD service We Are Colony with exclusive bonus features.
The documentary chronicles the life of Carroll Spinney, a man known to big kids and little … Read More
The First Wives Club cast reunite for Netflix film
December 16, 2015 | David FarnorThe cast of The First Wives Club are reuniting for a new Netflix original film.
Divanation will star Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton as former members of a singing group, who are forced to get back together 30 … Read More