Amazon cancels Utopia remake after Season 1

Amazon has cancelled its remake of Utopia after one season.

The eight-part conspiracy thriller, based on Dennis Kelly’s Channel 4 series, is written by Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects). It centres on a group of comic fans who meet … Read More

Amazon TV review: Utopia (2020)

This reconfiguration of Channel 4’s dystopian thriller is an entertaining echo of the unique original.Read More

Utopia wins International Emmy – despite Channel 4 turning down Christmas finale

Utopia won an International Emmy last night for Best Drama, just after it emerged that Channel 4 had turned down the offer to make a Christmas finale.

The series, written by Dennis Kelly, is without a doubt one of the … Read More

Save Utopia: Why Channel 4 cancelling Dennis Kelly’s show is a mistake

How often is it that you can say a TV programme is unique?

Television is going through something of a golden age at the moment, from Breaking Bad through to Amazon’s Transparent. But crime thrillers, high-concept sci-fi, period dramas … Read More

UK TV review: Utopia Season 2

This contains spoilers for Season 1 of Utopia and mild spoilers for Season 2. Not caught up? See our spoiler-free review here.

“If you really wanted to save the environment, you wouldn’t have had that child,” grins a sinister fellow … Read More

UK TV review: Utopia Season 2, Episode 2

This contains spoilers for Season 1 of Utopia. Not caught up? See our spoiler-free review here.

“Hello, I’m Ross. I’ll be your new interrogator.”

That’s the way all characters seem to introduce themselves in Utopia; a violent threat under a … Read More

UK TV review: Utopia Season 2, Episode 1

This contains spoilers for Season 1 of Utopia. Not caught up? See our spoiler-free review here.

How do you follow the first season of a conspiracy thriller?

That’s the problem facing Dennis Kelly. Season 1 decoded Utopia’s central puzzle: it … Read More

Utopia Season 1: Shockingly original TV

This is a spoiler-free review of Utopia Season 1. Already seen it? Read on at the bottom for additional spoilery notes – or read our review of Season 2 here.

“It’s a graphic novel. It’s about a scientist who makes … Read More

VOD film review: Utopia (John Pilger)

Director: John Pilger Cast: John Pilger Certificate: TBC Buy on DVD from Amazon Watch online: iTunes

In 1516, Sir Thomas More published Utopia. A novel describing a perfect society while satirically criticising modern civilisation, the title – meaning “good place” … Read More