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The Cloverfield Paradox draws 5m viewers in first week
February 16, 2018 | David FarnorThe Cloverfield Paradox drew an average of 5 million viewers in its first week of release, according to Nielsen.
The sci-fi horror, which was retrofitted as a sequel to the JJ Abrams monster franchise, was not a kaiju-sized hit, if … Read More
Netflix inks first look deal with Saving Private Ryan producer
February 16, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has inked a first look deal with Hollywood heavyweight Ian Bryce.
Bryce has been behind a number of a major Hollywood big-hitters over the years, including Saving Private Ryan, Almost Famous, Transformers, Spider-Man, Speed and World War Z. More … Read More
Hap and Leonard return to Amazon UK this March for Season 3
February 16, 2018 | David FarnorHap and Leonard are reuniting for another misadventure this March on Amazon Prime Video.
Based on the novels by Joe R Lansdale, the swamp noir thrillers follow the two lifelong best friends – one, an East Texas white guy with … Read More
Mozart in the Jungle: The best TV show you haven’t seen
February 16, 2018 | David FarnorMozart in the Jungle returns for Season 4 on Friday 16th February exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
Based on Blair Tindall’s memoirs of being a professional classical musician, the comedy series has won two Golden Globes since it first … Read More
VOD film review: The Devil’s Backbone
February 15, 2018 | David FarnorThis stripped-down ghost story is a haunting, melancholic tale of the divide between monsters and monstrous humans.Read More
The Looming Tower heads to Amazon UK this March
February 15, 2018 | David Farnor“This isn’t a war about one man.” That’s the sound of Amazon’s latest acquisition, The Looming Tower, heading to UK TV screens this March.
Hulu’s drama, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning exposé of the same name by Lawrence … Read More
Trailer: BBC and Netflix epic Troy: Fall of a City arrives this weekend
February 15, 2018 | David FarnorTroy: Fall of a City arrives this weekend on BBC One. The epic new series, co-produced by the Beeb and Netflix, is a visceral retelling of the fall of Troy in eight parts.
It is written by David Farr … Read More
Trailer lands for Love Season 3
February 15, 2018 | David FarnorThis is Love. Or is it? Netflix’s romantic comedy, created by Judd Apatow (40 Year Old Virgin, Trainwreck), Lesley Arfin (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Awkward) and Paul Rust (Arrested Development), returns this March to answer the question once and for all.
Following … Read More
Netflix cancels Disjointed after one season
February 15, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has cancelled pot sitcom Disjointed after just one season.
The stoner workplace comedy from Emmy winning creators Chuck Lorre and David Javerbaum stars Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Ruth, a lifelong advocate for legalisation who is finally living … Read More
Netflix signs overall deal with Ryan Murphy
February 14, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has inked a new overall deal with Ryan Murphy, in one of the year’s biggest TV talent signings.
To describe Murphy as “prolific” would be an understatement. He created the groundbreaking television drama Nip/Tuck, which won the Golden Globe … Read More