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The Runaway: Doctor Who VR special lands on YouTube
January 25, 2020 | David FarnorMore Doctor Who fans can now step inside a VR version of the TARDIS as the BBC’s hit virtual reality experience Doctor Who: The Runaway comes to the Doctor Who YouTube channel and launches internationally.
The VR experience stars Jodie … Read More
BBC renews Baptiste for Season 2
January 24, 2020 | David FarnorBBC One has ordered a second season of crime drama Baptiste.
Tchéky Karyo (The Missing) will return as retired police investigator, Julien Baptiste, and will be joined by Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve, Fleabag) for a case which will take viewers … Read More
Apple TV+ inks overall deal with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
January 24, 2020 | David FarnorApple TV+ has inked an overall deal with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Louis-Dreyfus, who first made her mark on Saturday Night Live, has become a mainstay of US TV comedy, recently completing a seven-season run starring in HBO’s Veep.
The star and … Read More
Luke Evans to star in ITV’s The Pembrokeshire Murders
January 24, 2020 | David FarnorLuke Evans is heading to ITV for new series The Pembrokeshire Murders.
The true crime drama, produced by World Productions, is a three-part mini-series depicting the pursuit of a cold-blooded serial killer.
Two unsolved double murders from the 1980s … Read More
Sundance doc Mucho Mucho Amor heads to Netflix
January 23, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix has nabbed the rights to Mucho Mucho Amor, a new documentary premiering at Sundance this week.
The feature-length movie follows the life of legendary astrologer Walter Mercado. Every day for decades, Walter Mercado — the iconic, gender non-conforming astrologer — … Read More
Trailer: Alison Brie stars in Netflix’s Horse Girl
January 23, 2020 | David FarnorAlison Brie is reuniting with Jeff Baena for Horse Girl, a new Netflix thriller.
The pair, which worked together on 2017’s The Little Hours, have co-written the psychological drama, which follows Sarah (Brie), an awkward woman with a fondness for … Read More
Watch: New trailer for To All the Boys sequel
January 23, 2020 | David Farnor“Sometimes I wish my boyfriend was mode anonymous.” That’s Lara Jean (Lana Condor) in To All the Boys: PS. I Still Love You – Netflix’s rom-com sequel that catches up with the high-schooler after she’s nabbed the boy of her … Read More
The Witcher: Netflix’s biggest series to date?
January 22, 2020 | David FarnorThe Witcher is on course to be Netflix’s biggest series to date, with more than 70 million households choosing to watch the fantasy epic.
Based on the best-selling books, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. The story … Read More
UKTV Play passes 3 million users
January 22, 2020 | David FarnorUKTV Play now has more than 3 million users, after a year of notable investment and development for the catch-up platform.
The steaming app began 2019 with an upgrade that introduced machine learning to personalise each user’s experience, building on … Read More
Sky Comedy to launch on 27th January
January 22, 2020 | David FarnorSky Comedy will launch this January, bringing a new focused home for comedy TV for Sky customers.
The channel will be the new home of the very best of US comedy from HBO, NBC and Showtime. Boasting a host of … Read More