Hypothetical helps UKTV Play to 41% growth

UKTV Play is enjoying an impressive start to 2019, and new Dave series Hypothetical is leading the way.

The panel show, featuring James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe, launched on Dave in Q1 with 1.2 million viewers tuning into its debut … Read More

Trailer: The Mechanism returns this May for Season 2

Netflix’s The Mechanism returns this May for Season 2, and a new video gives us our first tease of what’s in store.

From director José Padilha (Narcos, Elite Squad 1 & 2, RoboCop) and screenwriter Elena Soarez (Filhos do Carnaval, … Read More

Netflix films still eligible for Oscars, as Academy resists backlash

Netflix films will still be eligible for Oscars next year, after the Academy resisted pressure from the movie’s industry’s backlash against streaming services.

Netflix won big at this year’s Academy Awards and BAFTAs, thanks to Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma, and that … Read More

Circus of Books: Netflix nabs Tribeca documentary

Netflix has nabbed new documentary Circus of Books, which premiered at Tribeca this weekend.

How do you explain to your friends that your mom and pop run a gay pornography shop? That’s the question director Rachel Mason asks with the … Read More

Arthdal Chronicles: Netflix announces new Korean fantasy

Netflix is heading to Korea to tell a new fantasy epic, Arthdal Chronicles.

The drama stars a high profile cast, including Song Joong-ki, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ji-won and Kim Ok-bin. It depicts the birth of civilization and nations in ancient … Read More

BBC Scotland orders extra Scot Squad and three new comedies for iPlayer

Scot Squad fans will get an extra treat when the current series comes to an end on BBC Scotland, with a Scot Squad spin-off commissioned for BBC iPlayer. The special is part of BBC Scotland’s iPlayer-exclusive strategy, bringing more comedy … Read More

Superhero Sundays: Planet Hulk

A cast-into-space Hulk becomes the leader of a gladiator group in this entertaining adventure.Read More

Cloak and Dagger: There’s lots more to discover about Tyrone and Tandy

With Season 2 out now, we take a spoiler-filled look back at Cloak and Dagger’s first season.

While Marvel fans have been mourning the cancellation of The Punisher, Luke Cage, Daredevil and Jessica Jones, Cloak and Dagger has slipped in … Read More

Why you should be watching She-Ra on Netflix UK

Netflix’s animated reboot is a beautiful depiction of the many different versions of friendship women can share.Read More

The Weekly MUBI Digest | 27th April 2019

MUBI gives us a double-bill of taut thrillers this weekend, with both Cold in July and Match Point back-to-back. The first-ever complete UK retrospective of the important husband and wife filmmaking partnership Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet continues, as does … Read More