Emmys 2017: Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale makes history

Hulu made history at the 2017 Emmys last night, as it became the first ever show by a streaming site to win an Emmy for Best Drama Series. The show beat competition from Netflix’s The Crown, Stranger Things and House … Read More

Netflix picks up The Green Beret’s Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse

Netflix has picked up The Green Beret’s Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse, a new series from Matt Damon and Peter Berg.

The survival comedy, which is executive-produced by the Oscar-winning actor and the director, was first created by two military … Read More

Melissa Cobb to lead Netflix kids and family content team

Melissa Cobb has been hired to lead Netflix’s kids team, as the streaming giant ramps up its family original content.

As Vice President, Kids and Family, Cobb will oversee the creation and acquisition of series and films for children and … Read More

Trailer: Mr. Robot Season 3 airs on UK TV this October

Mr. Robot will return to UK TV screens this October for Season 3 – and a new trailer gives us a first look at the programme.

The show, which is created by Sam Esmail, stars Rami Malek as Elliot, a … Read More

Transparent’s Alexandra Billings joins Goliath Season 2

Transparent star Alexandra Billings has signed on for a role in Season 2 of Amazon’s Goliath.

The legal drama, which premiered last year, was created by David E. Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro and stars Billy Bob Thornton as washed-up lawyer … Read More

Netflix will now wish your kids happy birthday for you

Netflix will now wish your children happy birthday for you.

Barbie, King Julien, My Little Pony and other characters from the streaming giant’s originals have recorded special birthday messages for parents to play their children – just in case … Read More

Trailer: Netflix’s Kingdom of Us explores family trauma

How does a family deal with memories of a traumatic event? That’s the question sensitively examined in Netflix’s new documentary, Kingdom of Us.

The directorial debut of Lucy Cohen is a study of grief, identity and family bonds. For … Read More

Watch: First They Killed My Father interviews with Angelina Jolie and Loung Ung

First They Killed My Father is out today in Curzon cinemas and on Netflix. Directed by Angelina Jolie, the film is based Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung’s gripping memoir of surviving the deadly Khmer Rouge regime from … Read More

Netflix announces first Polish original series

Netflix is teaming up with Oscar-nominated director Agnieszka Holland for its first Polish original series.

Following in the great tradition of Cold War spy thrillers, a tradition that has proven very popular in the last two years, this alternative … Read More

Dinnerladies, spaceships and a Taskmaster Christmas special: UKTV unveils new original slate

From dinnerladies to Red Dwarf, UKTV has unveiled its new original slate of content for the coming year – and the broadcaster is getting more diverse than ever.

Broadening out into sports, gameshows and factual programming alongside scripted comedies and … Read More