David Wenham to play Harold Meachum in Iron Fist

David Wenham has joined the cast of Iron Fist.

The actor, who is best known for his roles in The Lord of the Rings and 300, has signed up to play Harold Meachum in the Netflix original superhero series.

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BBC launches iPlayer Kids app

The BBC has launched a new iPlayer app especially for kids.

Called BBC iPlayer Kids, the app will put younger viewers in control of watching and downloading their favourite CBeebies and CBBC shows on iOS, Android and Kindle Fire devices.

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Sam Heughan launches #TartanTuesday as Outlander returns to Amazon Prime Video

Scottish actor Sam Heughan is urging people across the UK to wear tartan every Tuesday for the next month.

The star of Outlander, and supporter of Bloodwise, today launches the initiative – clad in a bright red tartan scarf – … Read More

Walk This Way: EU VOD scheme returns with superheroes and men on the edge

The UK may be debating whether to leave the EU, but when it comes to streaming entertainment, we’ve never got on better with our continental cousins: while All 4 is releasing foreign-language TV on its VOD channel Walter Presents from … Read More

Magnifica 70: Coming soon to Walter Presents in May

Hot on the heels of Deutschland 83 and Spin, Walter Presents has lined up its latest show: Magnifica 70.

The HBO Latin American series takes place in 1970, with Brazil under military dictatorship. Film censor Vicente leads a boring and … Read More

UK TV review: Vikings Season 4, Episode 6 and 7

Warning: This contains spoilers.

How far Vikings has come since those opening episodes! Michael Hirst’s historical drama has gone all the way from exploration of The Other to political drama to action thriller – and, in Episodes 6 and 7 … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 2, Episode 8

Warning: This contains spoilers.

If Episode 7 of Better Call Saul’s second season was a showcase for the show’s editing, Episode 8 goes to the other extreme with no cuts at all in its opening sequence. The Breaking Bad prequel … Read More

Your Netflix UK price may be increasing in May

Are you an existing Netflix customer? Then the price you pay each month could be going up in the coming weeks.

Before you panic, don’t worry: this is likely something you know already, despite the shocked news headlines sweeping through … Read More

VOD film review: Iron Man 2

Marvel’s follow-up to one of its most fun outings swaps light-hearted entertainment for leaden exposition.Read More

New trailer for Bloodline Season 2 released

“The answer is not always what you want it to be. Sometimes, all there is… is more darkness.”

That’s the sound of the new trailer for Bloodline’s second season.

Netflix’s thriller, from the creators of Damages, takes us back … Read More