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Rez Ball: Sydney Freeland to direct basketball drama for Netflix
August 9, 2021 | VOD News
Sydney Freeland is reteaming with Netflix to direct Rez Ball, a Native American basketball drama.
The coming-of-age sports tale is inspired by Michael Powell’s critically acclaimed nonfiction sports novel Canyon Dreams, as well as the groundbreaking New York Times articles … Read More
Trailer: Wolfe heads to Sky this September
August 9, 2021 | VOD News
Meet Professor Wolfe, half genius, half liability.
Played by Babou Ceesay (Damilola, Our Loved Boy), the forensic scientist is leading Sky’s new entry into the crime drama arena. The darkly funny series is written and created by Paul Abbott … Read More
Bill Nighy and Michael Ward to star in Netflix’s The Beautiful Game
August 9, 2021 | VOD News
Bill Nighy and Michael Ward are teaming up to star in Netflix’s The Beautiful Game.
The film follows a group of English footballers competing in the Homeless World Cup, with a script from Frank Cottrell-Boyce. The movie is directed by … Read More
Trailer: Dear White People returns for Season 4
August 9, 2021 | VOD News
Dear White People returns to Netflix this September and a new trailer gives us a first look at it’s fourth and final season.
Set against the backdrop of senior year at Winchester as well as a not-so-distant, post-pandemic future, Dear … Read More
Watch: New trailer for The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
August 9, 2021 | VOD News
With only a few weeks until The Witcher returns to our screens in a new guise, Netflix has released a new trailer for anime prequel Nightmare of the Wolf.
The world of The Witcher expands in the film, which tells … Read More
UK adults spent third of 2020 watching TV and video
August 7, 2021 | VOD News
UK adults sought solace in screens and streaming in 2020, spending a third of their waking hours watching TV and online video content, according to Ofcom’s annual study of the nation’s media habits.
With people across the UK under some … Read More
ITV Hub enjoys record summer
August 7, 2021 | VOD News
July 2021 was ITV Hub’s most successful month on record, with increases in both live-streaming and on-demand views.
The broadcast’s flagship streaming platform racked up 93.3 million consumption hours in July, a 221 per cent increase on the previous year, … Read More
Trailer: The Loud House Movie heads to Netflix
August 7, 2021 | VOD News
The Loud House is heading to Netflix this August for a special feature-length outing.
The animated series, produced by Nickelodeon, first premiered in 2016 and has already run for five seasons. Last year, a sixth season was greenlit, comprising 26 … Read More
Trailer: Sandra Oh stars in Netflix’s The Chair
August 7, 2021 | VOD News
Sandra Oh is heading to Netflix this August in the darkly comic drama The Chair, and a trailer gives us a first look at her in action.
The Chair follows Dr Ji-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh) as she navigates her new … Read More
Shudder snaps up Hellbender
August 6, 2021 | VOD News
Shudder has acquired the occult horror feature Hellbender ahead of its world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival.
The film, which is written and directed by Toby Poser, John Adams and Zelda Adams, will premiere virtually on 14th August … Read More
