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Barry: Full trailer lands for Netflix’s Obama drama
November 23, 2016 | VOD News“You take the baton and you carry it as far as you can and then, you hand it off.”
It doesn’t take the first trailer for Netflix’s original film, Barry, to underscore just how timely and revealing it is. … Read More
Anil Kapoor signs up for Amazon’s Strange New Things
November 22, 2016 | VOD NewsAnil Kapoor has signed up for Amazon’s adaptation of Michel Faber’s The Book of Strange New Things.
The Indian superstar, who has broken through to mainstream Western media with roles in Slumdog Millionaire, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and 24, … Read More
Amazon’s The Grand Tour breaks viewership records
November 21, 2016 | VOD NewsThe Grand Tour has become the most viewed Amazon original series to date.
The show, which premiered on Friday 18th November on Prime Video, sees ex-Top Gear trio Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May reunite for motoring shenanigans around … Read More
Netflix nabs sci-fi actioner Spectral for December release
November 20, 2016 | VOD NewsNetflix has nabbed the global rights to sci-fi action flick Spectral.
The supernatural thriller, directed by Nic Mathieu, sees a Special Ops team of Delta Force troops and a DARPA scientist enter a war-torn city, where ghostly enemies are causing … Read More
EE TV launches “watch with Twitter” feature
November 19, 2016 | VOD NewsEE has introduced a new “watch with Twitter” feature for its TV customers.
In a first for the UK, EE TV has teamed up with the social network to allow users to see at a glance which TV programmes are … Read More
Nathan Ambrosioni takes Shudder to Therapy
November 18, 2016 | VOD NewsNathan Ambrosioni is taking UK audiences to Therapy this weekend, as his horror flick arrives exclusively on streaming service Shudder.
The director’s latest premiered at Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival in July, when AMC’s horror VOD platform snapped up the … Read More
French comedy legend Gad Elmaleh heads to Netflix
November 18, 2016 | VOD NewsFrench comedy legend Gad Elmaleh is coming to Netflix.
Branded as France’s answer to Jerry Seinfeld, Elmaleh really was in 2007, when he dubbed the French vocals for the US comedian’s lead character in Bee Movie. A few years later, … Read More
Go behind the scenes of Mozart in the Jungle with new clip
November 17, 2016 | VOD NewsMozart in the Jungle returns next month for a thrd season – and Amazon is giving us a glimpse behind the scenes of its Golden Globe winner with a new clip.
The third season of the classical music comedy opens … Read More
Amazon acquires Black List script Holland, Michigan
November 17, 2016 | VOD NewsAmazon has acquired 2013’s top Black List script, Holland, Michigan.
The Black List, which is announced every year at list.blcklst.com, is a chart of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, as chosen by a list of over 200 film executives. … Read More
HBO renews Westworld for Season 2
November 15, 2016 | VOD NewsIt’s official: we will return to Westworld for a second season.
HBO has confirmed that it has ordered Westworld Season 2 from creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.
The series, based on Michael Crichton’s 1970s sci-fi movie, takes us into … Read More
















