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Sundance: Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower and Keanu Reeves’ To the Bone head to Netflix
January 25, 2017 | David FarnorIn what is shaping up to be one of the busiest Sundance festivals yet, particular for streaming services, Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Joe Piscatella’s Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower, which recently made its world premiere in Utah.
The … Read More
2017 Oscar nominees – where to watch them online in the UK
January 24, 2017 | David FarnorAll eyes are on La La Land this awards season, as Damien Chazelle’s dazzling musical received a record 14 Oscar nominations – tying with Titanic and All About Eve for the most ever given to a film. Despite its shower … Read More
Amazon cancels comedy series Highston
January 24, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon has cancelled comedy series Highston.
The show, which was exec-produced by Sacha Baron Cohen, was part of the online giant’s autumn 2015 pilot season, going on to be commissioned for a full run at the end of that year. … Read More
How to Be Male and Happy: BBC Three joins major mental health season
January 24, 2017 | David FarnorBBC Three will examine how to be male and happy this year, as part of the broadcaster’s major new season dedicated to mental health.
The Beeb will host a season of films on mental health, across TV, Radio and online, … Read More
When will Reign Season 4 be released on Netflix UK?
January 24, 2017 | David FarnorIt’s official: Reign Season 4 will premiere on Netflix UK on Sunday 12th February, with episodes arriving weekly on Sundays, within 48 hours of their US broadcast. For more on what’s coming soon to Netflix UK in February, click here.
Trailer: Lucky Man Season 2 gets February air date
January 24, 2017 | David FarnorLucky Man will return in February for a second season, Sky has announced.
Sky 1’s most successful original drama series was created by Stan Lee and made in collaboration with Lee’s multi-media entertainment company POW! Entertainment. It stars James Nesbitt … Read More
BBC Three to unveil What Would Beyoncé Do?! this Valentine’s Day
January 23, 2017 | David FarnorWhat Would Beyoncé Do? This Valentine’s Day, BBC Three will give us the answer, as it releases Luisa Omielan’s hit stand-up show online.
Luisa, who shot to fame following one of the most successful debut stand-up shows at the Edinburgh … Read More
Netflix adds Chasing Coral and Fun Mom Dinner to Sundance shopping basket
January 23, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix’s supermarket sweep at this year’s Sundance Film Festival isn’t over yet, as the streaming giant adds two more indies to its shopping basket.
Over the weekend, the site snapped up the worldwide rights to Chasing Coral, a film about … Read More
Sundance: Amazon snaps up The Big Sick in double-digit deal
January 22, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon has snapped up The Big Sick in one of Sundance Film Festival’s biggest ever deals.
The online giant, which made a splash at Sundance last year with the acquisition of Oscar favourite Manchester by the Sea, is back in … Read More
Witless Season 2 arrives on Wednesday
January 22, 2017 | David FarnorWitless returns for Season 2 this Wednesday, as Leanne and Rhona go on the run again.
The BBC Three comedy follows Leanne (Kerry Howard – Him & Her) and Rhona (Zoe Boyle – Downton Abbey), two ordinary flatmates whose lives … Read More