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Netflix orders animated comedy from Norsemen creators
August 1, 2020 | VOD News
Netflix is expanding its relationship with the creators of Norsemen with the greenlighting of a new comedy series.
Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen are the duo behind the Norwegian series Norsemen, which just debuted its third season on Netflix. … Read More
Brain in Gear: BBC Two orders full series from BAFTA-wining comedy
August 1, 2020 | VOD News
BBC Two has ordered a full series from comedy series Brain in Gear.
The show debuted as one of the BBC’s Comedy Shorts in 2019. Written by and starring Gbemisola Ikumelo (Famalam, The Last Tree) Brain In Gear is a … Read More
Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club comes to ITV
August 1, 2020 | VOD News
ITV is aiming to capture the experience of enjoying live comedy in an intimate space this year with a new series fronted by Jonathan Ross.
With venues currently closed, stand-up comics have increasingly moved online to reach audiences and raise … Read More
BAFTA TV Awards 2020: Chernobyl, Stath Lets Flats lead winners
August 1, 2020 | VOD News
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the winners of this year’s awards, celebrating the best TV of 2019.
Chernobyl, the drama mini-series based on the nuclear disaster in 1986,continued to dominate, picking up both the Best … Read More
Matt Berry’s Michael Squeamish returns to BBC Two
July 31, 2020 | VOD News
Matt Berry is returning to BBC Two with four more documentaries from his rogue historian Michael Squeamish.
Michael Squeamish presented Road To Brexit last year on the BBC, a documentary that was comprised of archive footage. With filming on new … Read More
Netflix inks major deal with Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones
July 30, 2020 | VOD News
Netflix has inked a major new deal with Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, after the Black Mirror duo formed their own production outfit.
Brooker – who penned Dead Set and co-created Chris Morris’ Nathan Barley – and Jones have been … Read More
Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer to star in Amazon’s Invasion
July 30, 2020 | VOD News
Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer will star in Invasion, a new sci-fi thriller for Amazon Studios.
The film is decorated by Beast helmer Michael Pearce. Pearce, who won a BAFTA for his Outstanding Debut in 2019, has co-written the film … Read More
Black Beauty rides onto Disney+
July 30, 2020 | VOD News
A new version of Black Beauty will ride onto Disney+ later this year.
The modern adaptation of Anna Sewell’s classic 19th century novel will once again tell the story of a wild mustang born free in the American west. When … Read More
Old Vic to stream Jekyll and Hyde this August
July 30, 2020 | VOD News
The Old Vic Theatre will stream its production of Jekyll and Hyde for free this August.
The dance thriller, devised, directed and choreographed by Olivier Award winner Drew McOnie, is inspired by Robert Louis Stevensons The Strange Case of Dr … Read More
Sketch comedy The Real McCoy comes to BBC iPlayer
July 29, 2020 | VOD News
Every episode of influential sketch comedy show The Real McCoy has arrived on BBC iPlayer today – the first time many fans will have been able to watch the show since it was originally on the air.
The iconic … Read More
