Painkiller: Netflix orders drama about opioid crisis

Netflix is moving from Narcos to the opioid crisis with new drama Painkiller.  

Eric Newman (Children of Men) will serve as Executive Producer as part of his overall deal with Netflix where he is showrunner on Narcos and Narcos: … Read More

UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 8 (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)

“Nobody mention Frankenstein. Nobody interfere. Nobody snog Byron.” Those are the ground rules for Doctor Who’s enjoyably creepy latest outing, The Haunting of Villa Diodati.

The episode manages to combine two of the stalwart genres of the Beeb’s long-running sci-fi … Read More

Netflix documentary prompts reinvestigation of Malcolm X‘s death

The death of Malcolm X may be reinvestigated after a new Netflix documentary series raised questions about the assassination.

Decades after the African American leader was murdered, the six part series examined his death. Three men were jailed for the … Read More

Elisabeth Shue and Julie Delpy to star in Netflix’s On the Verge

Elisabeth Shue and Julie Delpy will both be On the Verge of Netflix, as they sign up to star in the streamer’s new series.

The 12-episode series, which is a co-production between Canal+ and Netflix, follows four female friends in … Read More

Six Windows in the Desert: Netflix snaps up shorts from Saudi creators

Netflix is taking a short tour of Saudi Arabia this month, with six new short films from Saudi creators.

The shorts from Telfaz11 Studios will be released under the name Six Windows in the Desert, aiming to shine a light … Read More

Cold Feet and ITV take a break

Cold Feet and ITV are taking a break, following the conclusion of the show’s ninth season.

Written and created by Mike Bullen, the series stars James Nesbitt, Hermione Norris, Robert Bathurst, Fay Ripley and John Thomson as the nation’s … Read More

We are okay with the new trailer for Netflix’s I Am Not Okay with This

It’s only a matter of days until Netflix’s new supernatural drama hits, and a fresh trailer gives us a closer glimpse at what’s in store.

From the producers of Stranger Things and the director of The End of the F***ing … Read More

VOD film review: Mother (2009)

This surprising murder mystery meditates on maternal love with a gripping unpredictability.Read More

First look UK TV review: Outlander Season 5

Outlander goes back to its roots for a moving, richly drawn study of friendship and loyalty.Read More

Q&A: Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper talk This Country Season 3

“I think we’re all pretty much like the characters,” says Charlie Cooper of This Country. BBC Three’s hit mockumentary sitcom, which returns for its third and final season tonight (read our review here), has always succeeded because of the way … Read More