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Acorn TV launches in the UK today – and they’ve made a trailer

29 April 2020 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Acorn TV is a US channel that functions a little like Walter Presents does for us in the UK – except it also lets Americans enjoy the best of British TV as well.

(Obviously, for me, that’s ‘best’, but YMMV)

Now it’s launching in the UK today on Roku, Fire TV, Android and Apple mobile, Apple TV and (soon) Amazon Channels and Apple TV Channels. And here’s the trailer.

Continue reading “Acorn TV launches in the UK today – and they’ve made a trailer”

Westworld, Sommerdahl renewed; Leverage revived; + more

23 April 2020 Rob Buckley Post a comment

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Internet TV

IMDb TV green lights: revival of TNT (US)’s Leverage, with Noah Wyle, Beth Riesgraf, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane and Aldis Hodge
Disney+ developing: female-centric Star Wars series

International TV

Goalpost developing: adaptation of Mulla Nunn’s Emmanuel Cooper books as Detective Cooper

TV2 Charlie (Denmark) renews: Sommerdahl

UK TV

Tod Productions/STV Productions developing: adaptation of Jeremy Craddock’s The Jigsaw Murders

US TV

Trailer for Hulu’s Into the Dark Delivered
HBO renews: Westworld

New US TV shows

AMC developing: adaptation of Brian Freeman’s The Burying Place

New US TV show casting

Kristen Schaal, Ryan Hurst, MaameYaa Boafo et al join Hulu’s The Mysterious Benedict Society

A SHIELD/Agent Carter crossover; a Brat Pack Blacklist reunion; trailers galore; + more

16 April 2020 Rob Buckley Post a comment

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Internet TV

Trailer for Netflix’s Never Have I Ever
Teaser for Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‘s interactive special Kimmy vs the Reverend

International TV

Clip from Rai (Italy)/France Télévision’s Leonardo
Endless Media/The Laundromatte developing: adaptation of Invasion (2020)

Nordic TV

Trailer for season two of CMore’s Rebecka Martinsson
Trailer for Viaplay’s Maskineriet (The Machinery)

UK TV

Sky green lights: pilot adaptation of Kisses and Bumflicks blog, with Delia-René Donaldson

US TV

Trailers for season 3 of Peacock’s AP Bio and Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

US TV show casting

Anthony Michael Hall to guest on NBC’s The Blacklist
Enver Gjokaj to guest on ABC’s Agents of SHIELD

New US TV shows

Trailers for Peacock’s Brave New World, Saved by the Bell, Punky Brewster and Angelyne
Trailer for USA TV’s Nova Vita
Peacock developing: mid-life crisis rapper comedy Big Dummie

Roku Channel comes to UK; theatrical Fleabag goes online for charity; + more

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Internet TV

Trailer for Netflix’s Love 101

Theatre

Fleabag to be made available online for charity

French TV

Mathieu Kassovitz developing: ethnological series on sex

Nordic TV

Trailer for Viaplay’s Cold Courage

UK TV

The Roku Channel made available in the UK on Roku, Sky Q and Now TV

US TV

CBS’s All Rise to shoot covid-19 in actors’ homes

New US TV shows

Starz green lights: series of self-explanatory drama Black Mafia Family

New US TV show casting

Elodie Yung to star in Fox’s The Cleaning Lady

Impulse cancelled; The Cleaning Lady exits; Red Dwarf teaser; + more

11 March 2020 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

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Internet TV

YouTube cancels: Impulse
Arturo Castro joins Apple TV+’s Mr Corman
Netflix developing: adaptation of Deb Spera’s Call Your Daughter Home

Nordic TV

Trailer for season 3 of Viaplay’s Tjockare än vatten (Thicker Than Water)

UK TV

Teaser for Dave’s Red Dwarf special

New US TV show casting

Clare-Hope Ashitey, Adrianna Mitchell and Pepi Sonuga join ABC’s Harlem’s Kitchen
Diana Maria Riva and Dale Dickey to co-star in ABC’s Prospect
Andy Garcia to star in ABC’s Rebel
Natalie Alyn Lind and Jesse James Keitel join ABC’s The Big Sky
Lulu Wilson to star in ABC’s Valley Trash
Devyn A Tyler and Lucca De Oliveira join CBS’s Clarice
Sadie Calvano and Alanna Ubach join CBS’s Jury Duty
Landry Bender, Ian Duff and Forrest Goodluck join The CW’s The Republic of Sarah
Shannyn Sossamon exits Fox’s The Cleaning Lady
Nabhaan Rizwan and Philippine Velge join HBO Max’s Station Eleven
X Mayo to co-star in NBC’s American Auto
Shelley Hennig, Alice Lee, Tiana Okoye et al join NBC’s Crazy For You

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