Amazon to snap up Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn

Amazon is reportedly all set to buy Saltburn, the latest film from Emerald Fennell.

Writer-director Fennell won an Oscar for her debut feature Promising Young Woman, which was nominated for five Academy Awards in total. Ever since her next project … Read More

Las Azules: Apple TV+ orders crime drama about Mexico’s first female police force

Apple TV+ has given a series order to Las Azules, a Spanish-language crime drama based on the thrilling true stories of Mexico’s first female police force.

From International Emmy Award-winning showrunner and director Fernando Rovzar (Monarca, Sr Ávila) and Pablo … Read More

Top Gun flies to top of UK Film Chart

The original Top Gun has flown to the top of the UK Film Chart, the only weekly chart in the world to count both physical disc and digital download sales.

As Top Gun: Maverick hits cinemas this week, the … Read More

Jubilee on Film: BFI Player unveils royal collection

The mark Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee, BFI Player has launched a new Jubilee on Film collection, shining a spotlight on national royal events dating back to the earliest days of film.

From Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee in 1897 via … Read More

Channel 4 to air Grenfell play this June

Channel 4 will air the not-for-profit play Grenfell: Value Engineering – Scenes From The Inquiry.

The play, which ran on stage last year at The Tabernacle (where it was also filmed) and Birmingham Rep, is a dramatisation of verbatim excerpts … Read More

Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu return to Channel 4 for summer of The Big Breakfast

The Big Breakfast is officially coming back to Channel 4 – again.

The broadcaster revived its seminal morning entertainment showlast year, as part of its Black to Front initiative to improve Black representation on and off screen. At its heart … Read More

Watch: Trailer for Netflix’s Man vs Bee

“There was this bee…” That’s the sound of Rowan Atkinson dialling up his physical slapstick to 11 for a new Netflix comedy, Man vs Bee.

Playing out like a winged answer to 1997’s Mouse Hunt, the series follows Trevor, who … Read More

BBC unveils digital-first plan

The BBC has unveiled its plans to deliver a “digital-first BBC”, as it remains forced to slash costs dramatically, cutting jobs and closing BBC Four and CBBC.

The corporation is under increasing financial pressure from the government. The licence fee … Read More

Trailer: Brassic returns for Season 4

Brassic returns to Sky Max once again this year, and a new trailer gives us a look at Season 4.

Created by Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst and taking its title from being “broke, penniless, without means, boracic lint – … Read More

BBC One orders Ten Pound Poms from Danny Brocklehurst

The BBC has commissioned Ten Pound Poms, an original drama series created by Danny Brocklehurst (Brassic, Ordinary Lies). A co-production between BBC and Stan, the series will be produced by Eleven (Sex Education, Red Rose) and will premiere on BBC … Read More