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When’s that show you mentioned starting, TMINE? Including Monster, Charmed, LA to Vegas, Now Apocalypse, Coroner and Qalb Al Adala

14 December 2018 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Every Friday, TMINE lets you know when the latest TV shows from around the world will air in the UK

All the acquisitions this week came with premiere dates, so let’s get right down to it, after the jump as we’ve got a really global list of shows coming up: Monster (Norway), Dinner For One (Germany), Charmed (US), LA to Vegas (US), Now Apocalypse (US), Coroner (Canada), When Heroes Fly (Israel), Vår tid är nu (The Restaurant) (Sweden), Siempre Bruja (Always a Witch) (Colombia) and Qalb Al Adala (Heart of Justice) (UAE).

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Sorry For Your Loss, Five Points, Sacred Lies renewed; Star Trek: Discovery, Unspeakable trailers; + more

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Every weekday, TMINE brings you the latest TV news from around the world

Internet TV

Paul James replaces Raúl Castillo on Netflix’s Mixtape
Logan Lerman to star in Amazon’s The Hunt
Jennifer Garner to star in Apple’s My Glory Was I Had Such Friends
Facebook Watch renews: Sorry For Your Loss, Five Points and Sacred Lies
Casting on Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico
Kaya Scodelario to star in Netflix’s Spinning Out

Canadian TV

Trailer for CBC’s Unspeakable

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery

US TV show casting

Jennifer Grey to recur on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy

New US TV shows

Paper Kite Productions developing: adaptation of Rebecca Makkai’s The Great Believers

New US TV show casting

Greg Kinnear to guest on CBS All Access’ The Twilight Zone
Lou Ferrigno (Jr) joins DC Universe’s Stargirl

Movie Thursday: The Incredibles 2; Mission: Impossible: Fallout; Ant-Man and the Wasp

13 December 2018 Rob Buckley 6 Comments

Every so often and less than it would like, TMINE reviews some movies

With TV now winding down for the Christmas break, I’ve had the chance to watch some movies, all of which were out in the summer but I didn’t get a chance to watch. So after the jump, let’s talk about: The Incredibles 2, Mission: Impossible: Fallout and Ant-Man and the Wasp. See you in a mo…

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One Dollar cancelled; LA to Vegas acquired; Joel McHale is Starman; + more

13 December 2018 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Every weekday, TMINE brings you the latest TV news from around the world

UK TV acquisitions

Paramount acquires: Fox (US)’s LA to Vegas

Internet TV

Netflix green lights: adaptation of Chuck Forsman’s I Am Not Okay With This
Miley Cyrus to guest on Netflix’s Black Mirror
Finn Wittrock and Jon Jon Briones join Netflix’s Ratched
Amir Wilson, Ruby Serkis and Nathanael Saleh join Netflix’s The Letter for the King

International TV

Globo (Brazil) and Telemundo (US) green light: adaptation of Globo’s sensual Mexican in Colombia drama Amores Roubados as Jugar con Fuego (Playing with Fire)

US TV

CBS All Access cancels: One Dollar

US TV show casting

Jeffrey Dean Morgan to return for the 300th episodes of The CW’s Supernatural

New US TV shows

Freeform green lights: series of sibling care comedy Please Like Me

New US TV show casting

Steven Yuen to guest on CBS All Access’ The Twilight Zone
Joel McHale to recur as Starman in DC Universe’s Stargirl
Ian Ziering to recur on DC Universe’s Swamp Thing
Carl Weathers, Werner Herzog and Giancarlo Esposito join Disney+’s The Mandalorian

Spiteful Puppet has some new Robin of Sherwood stories available from today!

12 December 2018 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

A couple of years ago, Spiteful Puppet released a Robin of Sherwood audio adventure that managed to reunite just about everyone from the original TV series for charity. Based on an original Richard Carpenter script, it was probably the most authentic attempt you could make at a new Robin of Sherwood story, albeit as an audio play with all of that medium’s various limitations – no Robert Young blood red filters on the camera lens for starters.

So successful was the result – and so enjoyable for the cast, it seems – that Spiteful Puppet has released today on CD and download a set of four new plays, including one that finally reveals what would have happened if there’d been a fourth series. No Ray Winstone this time, due to scheduling conflicts, but they’ve hired Jon Culshaw to do his best Winstone impression apparently. Details after this trailer and the jump…

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When’s that show you mentioned starting, TMINE? Including Monster, Charmed, LA to Vegas, Now Apocalypse, Coroner and Qalb Al Adala

Every Friday, TMINE lets you know when the latest TV shows from around the world will air in the UK

Sorry For Your Loss, Five Points, Sacred Lies renewed; Star Trek: Discovery, Unspeakable trailers; + more

Every weekday, TMINE brings you the latest TV news from around the world

Internet TV

Canadian TV

US TV

US TV show casting

New US TV shows

New US TV show casting

Movie Thursday: The Incredibles 2; Mission: Impossible: Fallout; Ant-Man and the Wasp

Every so often and less than it would like, TMINE reviews some movies

One Dollar cancelled; LA to Vegas acquired; Joel McHale is Starman; + more

Every weekday, TMINE brings you the latest TV news from around the world

UK TV acquisitions

Internet TV

International TV

US TV

US TV show casting

New US TV shows

New US TV show casting

Spiteful Puppet has some new Robin of Sherwood stories available from today!

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

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