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Famalan renewed for Season 2
January 28, 2019 | David FarnorFamalan will return for a second season, BBC Three has confirmed.
The hit sketch show launched in April 2018 on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer with a slot on BBC Two. Commissioned by Shane Allen, Controller of Comedy Commissioning and … Read More
Netflix to release award-winning Dear Ex this February
January 28, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix will streaming the award-winning Mandarin film Dear Ex worldwide this February.
Winner of multiple prizes across Asia, the movie ollows three people who are linked by fate because of love and family. Adolescent Song Chengxi (played by Joseph Huang) … Read More
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel sweeps 2019 SAG Awards winners
January 28, 2019 | David FarnorThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel swept the 2019 SAG Awards last night, winning all three of the big acting prices for TV. Amazon’s show, which follows housewife Midge Maisel as she moves from an unhappy marriage to a surprising career as … Read More
BBC iPlayer orders new coming-of-age programming
January 28, 2019 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer has ordered a wave of new programmes for 12-15-year-olds reflecting the highs and lows of their lives in the UK today.
The multi-genre offering explores the challenges faced by young people when it comes to important issues like … Read More
Jason Bateman to direct untitled Netflix film
January 28, 2019 | David FarnorJason Bateman is set to direct a new film for Netflix.
Word of the project, which was broken by Deadline, marks the deepening of the Arrested Development’s star with the streaming giant. Last year, his production company, Aggregate, signed a … Read More
Machinima videos disappear from YouTube
January 27, 2019 | David FarnorAlmost all of Machinima’s videos have disappeared from YouTube in the last fortnight.
The channel, which is one of YouTube’s most popular, boasts 12.39 million subscribers, a gargantuan audience built up since it launched back in 2006. But fans were … Read More
Catch up TV review: Vera, A Year in British Murder, SAS: Who Dares Wins
January 27, 2019 | David FarnorWhat’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
BBC Four unveils world drama slate for 2019
January 27, 2019 | David FarnorAsk anyone who watches TV if they’ve heard of The Killing or Sarah Lund and you’ll get a sense of how much the appetite for world drama has grown in the last decade. While Channel 4 has helped launch Walter … Read More
UK TV review: Outlander Season 4 (Episode 9 to 11)
January 27, 2019 | David FarnorSweet family reunions make up for strained shots at redemption as Outlander Season 4 enters the final stretch.Read More
Ride Upon the Storm: A thundering exploration of family and faith
January 27, 2019 | David FarnorThis tempestuous religious drama from the creator of Borgen is a thundering, tense exploration of family and faith.Read More