Channel 4 orders Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared series

Channel 4 has ordered a new series based on the YouTube show Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared.

The cult hit has been viewed over a quarter of a billion times. Part-educational programming, part-existential nightmare, the mixed-media trip moves from kids-show … Read More

Sky and Sony ink new long-term deal

Sky and Sony Pictures Television have extended their partnership with a new long-term deal that applies to the UK and Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.

The deal means that Sky Cinema will have the first pay window rights … Read More

Trailer: The Young Offenders return for Season 3 this July

“Try not to do anything illegal for the next 24 hours.” “How are we supposed to know what’s illegal?” That’s the sound of BBC Three’s The Young Offenders returning for a third season – and the new trailer promises it … Read More

Royal Albert Hall streams National Ballet’s Cinderella

The Royal Albert Hall will stream the English National Ballet’s production of Cinderella for free tonight.

The inventive production, based on the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale, combined extravagant sets and costumes, surprising theatrical tricks and lively choreography – all … Read More

Jonathan Glazer’s Strasbourg 1518 to premiere on BBC Two

Jonathan Glazer’s latest film, Strasbourg 1518, will premiere on BBC Two this month.

Inspired by a powerful involuntary mania which took hold of citizens in the city of Strasbourg just over 500 years ago, Strasbourg 1518 is a collaboration in … Read More

Host: Rob Savage directs lockdown horror for Shudder

Shudder is getting into the lockdown spirit for Host, a new horror directed by Rob Savage.

Savage, who impressed with his directorial debut Strings back in 2012, has gone on to be one of the most interesting up-and-coming genre filmmakers, … Read More

BFI Player to release Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Last and First Men

BFI Player will release Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Last and First Men this July.

The film marks the feature directorial debut of the Oscar-nominated Icelandic composer, who tragically passed away in 2018.

Two billion years ahead of us, a future race … Read More

Trailer: Netflix’s Street Food heads to Latin America

Netflix’s Street Food is heading back for another mouth-watering serving, and this time, it’s heading to Latin America.

The docuseries’ new run will meet the local stars of Street Food in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. Behind each … Read More

Apple inks overall deal with Maurice Sendak Foundation

Apple TV is stepping up its family storytelling game with a new overall deal with the Maurice Sendak Foundation.

The tech giant’s fledgling subscription streaming service has been increasingly investing in kids’ content, including Ghostwriter and Helpsters arriving at launch, … Read More

Trailer: Boys State arrives on Apple TV this August

Apple TV is releasing Boys State this August, and a new trailers gives us a first look at the political documentary.

The winner of the Grand Jury Prize for documentary at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Boys State immerses us … Read More