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Disney+ announces UK original seriesFollowing news yesterday that Disney+ has commissioned a docu-series from David Beckham, comes news of three original series being produced out of the UK. The Ballad of Renegade Nell - a Disney-branded series from Gentleman Jack & Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright. The plot follows a
Luther isn’t “Authentic” to the black experienceBBC diversity chief Miranda Wayland has said that the Idris Elba series Luther lacks authenticity. When [‘Luther’] first came out everybody loved the fact that Idris Elba was in there — a really strong, Black character lead. We all fell in love with him.
George Clooney, Juliana Margulies, and Noah Wyle return to ERStars In The House is a YouTube series that brings together panel chats with the stars of now-defunct shows. They’ll be hosting an ER chat that will bring together a huge number of stars from the 15 season run of
Buffering For GodotA staged off-Broadway production of Waiting For Godot will stream from Thu May 6. Starring Ethan Hawke and John Leguizamo in the lead roles, the cast also includes Wallace Shawn, Tarik Trotter, and Drake Bradshaw. Tickets to watch will cost US$19.99. You can find out more,
Byron influenceWhile last month I almost talked my mother-in-law into getting a Stan subscription, I’m not deemed enough of an influencer for Netflix’s upcoming Byron Baes - a new Netflix reality show following the lives of the Instagram influencers living in Byron Bay on the New South Wales
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar speaksIn an interview with Peter Kafka on the Recode Media podcast, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar kept mostly to the expected talking points about the growth of streaming service HBO Max as it nears its first anniversary. There were two interesting moments where he spoke about the
Jon Stewart - back on TV later this yearApple TV+ has unveiled the name of its Jon Stewart series - it’ll be The Problem with Jon Stewart. The show debuts in the US fall and is described with the following blurb: “The Problem with Jon Stewart” is a multiple
What REALLY happened behind the scenes of Justice League? Ray Fisher speaksAfter months of cryptic comments, an investigation by Warner Bros, and the ousting of Justice League director Joss Whedon from his HBO drama The Nevers, we have gotten a clearer picture of the trauma that Ray Fisher went through
It’s 2021 and we’re sorta running out of new TVAfter years of peak TV and having just waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much to watch, we’re running out of new things. The pandemic forced a shutdown of pretty much every production and it took some time for production teams to
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