Americanah: Lupita Nyong’o, Chinonye Chukwu, Danai Gurira team up for HBO Max series

Lupita Nyong’o, Chinonye Chukwu and Danai Gurira are teaming up for a new HBO Max series.

Called Americanah, the 10-episode drama is based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s bestselling novel. It follows Ifemelu (Nyong’o), a self-assured woman raised in Nigeria, who … Read More

Netflix nabs Sundance horror His House

Netflix has nabbed the global rights to horror film His House at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

The Utah event has become a competitive marketplace for streaming players, as they seek to snap up the next indie breakout hit, such … Read More

Will Season 4 of The Bold Type be released on Amazon Prime Video UK?

This past week has seen the return of the underrated comedy-drama The Bold Type in the US. Freeform’s series which is produced by Universal Television, is inspired by the life of Joanna Coles (former Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan). It follows the … Read More

You’re Doing Great! Tom Papa heads to Netflix for comedy special

In this age of insurmountable consumption of media and where bad news travels fast from all directions, Tom Papa is here to proclaim You’re Doing Great!.

That’s the title of the debut Netflix comedy special from the comedian, who is … Read More

Amazon abandons The Dark Tower series

Amazon Studios has abandoned its plans to adapt The Dark Tower for the screen.

Stephen King’s book series of books, first published in 1982, are a sprawling fantasy epic, which follow Roland of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger. Roland is a … Read More

MyFrenchFilmFestival launches 2020 line-up

After 10 million plays in 2019, MyFrenchFilmFestival, the world’s first online French-language film festival, is back for 2020. The festival comprises a collection of features and shorts, subtitled in 10 languages and available all around the world from 16th January … Read More

73 million households have watched The Crown

73 million households have watched The Crown to date, according to Netflix statistics.

The streaming giant has traditionally been tight-lipped about its viewing figures, but as third party content increasingly departs the service and rivals launch their own competing platforms, … Read More

My World: Angelina Jolie teams up with BBC for global news series

Angelina Jolie is teaming up with the BBC and Microsoft for My World, a weekly news series for young audiences.

The global show aims to explain the stories behind the news, providing facts and information for viewers aged 13 and … Read More

FA Cup: BBC iPlayer launches pop-up player for fourth round

Football fans can enjoy two full days of FA Cup fourth round action this weekend, with live games, classic matches, highlights and all the goals through a new pop-up channel on BBC iPlayer.

A first for BBC iPlayer, the FA … Read More

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 returns to Netflix UK this February

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 has officially got a release date, with episodes set to arrive on Netflix UK this February.

Drag Race has become a veritable phenomenon in recent years, with RuPaul finally giving fans a UK version of … Read More