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‘The Gruffalo’ Creator Julia Donaldson Says New BBC Adaptation ‘Tiddler’ Marked the ‘Best Moment in My Whole Writing Career’

A film about a fantasist fish isn’t the most obvious subject for Christmas Day – except when it’s based on a children’s story by prolific British author Julia Donaldson and her longtime illustrator Axel Scheffler. “Tiddler” is the twelfth of Donaldson and Scheffler’s collaborations to be adapted by U.K. production company Magic Light Pictures and, […]

‘Bad Sisters’ Cast Break Down the (Literal) Cliffhanger Season Finale, Plans for Season 3 and Ian’s Fate: ‘He Lay on That Rock Splashed by the Ocean for a Good Six Hours’

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers from Season 2, Episode 8 of “Bad Sisters,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Trust “Bad Sisters” showrunner and actor Sharon Horgan to finish the second season of the hit Apple TV+ series with a literal cliffhanger (which happens to be also be titled “Cliff Hanger.”) In the eighth and […]

‘A Simple Favor’ Director Paul Feig, Robyn Lively Join Chorus of Voices Speaking Up for Blake Lively: ‘She Truly Did Not Deserve Any of This Smear Campaign’

Director Paul Feig has joined the chorus of voices speaking up for “It Ends With Us” star Blake Lively following her sexual harassment complaint against co-star Justin Baldoni. Feig, who directed Lively in “A Simple Favor” and more recently its sequel “A Simple Favor 2,” heaped praise on the actor and said she “truly did […]

Judge Tosses Lawsuit From Nicola Adams’ Mother Over Boxer’s Prime Video Documentary ‘Lioness,’ but Notes ‘It’s Clear the Hurt Is Real on Both Sides’

A lawsuit brought by Nicola Adams’ mother over her Prime Video documentary “Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story” has been tossed out of court after the judge found it had “no real prospect” of success. Adams’ mother Denver Sorsetra Adams, known as Dee, filed the suit in London’s High Court against Prime Video U.K. owner Amazon […]

Legal Challenge Over ITV Studios Southbank Redevelopment Fails

A legal challenge over the proposed redevelopment of ITV’s former London headquarters has failed. A group called Save Our Southbank took the U.K.’s housing minister to court seeking to overturn planning permission granted earlier this year over the 25-storey tower block on London’s Southbank, next to the River Thames. The site, which also included a […]

Second Luigi Mangione Documentary in the Works From ‘Amanda Knox’ Producer (EXCLUSIVE)

A second high-profile documentary is in the works about UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione. Two-time Emmy nominee Stephen Robert Morse, who produced Netflix documentary “Amanda Knox” and also directed “How to Rob a Bank” for the streamer — a true-crime documentary about prolific bank robber Scott Scurlock – is turning his attention to Mangione, […]

Keira Knightley Hopes Helen Can Finish Off Dani in ‘Black Doves’ Season 2: ‘I Don’t Think It’s OK That She Tried to F— My Husband and Kill Me on Christmas Eve’

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers from “Black Doves” Season 1, now streaming on Netflix. “Black Doves,” Keira Knightley’s first television series in more than two decades, has already proved a massive success for Netflix, which, knowing it had a hit, had ordered a second season from Knightley and creator/showrunner Joe Barton before the show even […]

‘The Day of the Jackal’ Director Sidesteps UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Parallels, Breaks Down Decision to Kill Off [SPOILER]: ‘It’s About Growing the IP’

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers from the Season 1 finale of “The Day of the Jackal,” now streaming on Peacock and NOW. Despite some initial scepticism about rebooting a property as iconic as “The Day of the Jackal,” the ten-part series starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch has been a resounding success for […]

David Beckham, Netflix Content Boss Bela Bajaria to Headline MIP London

Soccer star turned TV producer David Beckham and Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria are set to headline U.K. confab MIP London. Beckham, who starred in last year’s hit docuseries “Beckham,” is co-founder of content studio Studio 99. His next project is another Netflix docuseries about wife Victoria Beckham. Beckham and Bajaria will speak onstage as […]

Pokemon, Aardman Animation Set to Collaborate on New Mystery Project

The Pokémon Company are teaming up with stop-motion animation studio Aardman for a new mystery collaboration. Billed only as a “special project,” it’s unclear whether it will be a feature film, series or something else entirely but promises that Aardman will bring “their unique style of storytelling to the Pokémon universe in brand-new adventures.” It […]

Eurovision Introduces Official Code of Conduct for First Time to ‘Protect’ Artists, Competition: ‘We Show How the World Could Be, Rather Than How It Necessarily Is’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The Eurovision Song Contest has for the first time introduced an official code of contact for contestants taking part in next year’s competition. The code of conduct mostly codifies rules already in place in one document but will include some changes, including the introduction of no-filming zones backstage, more closed-door rehearsals and improved rehearsal schedules […]

Prince Harry and Meghan’s Netflix Series ‘Polo’ Aims to ‘Break Down’ the Stereotype the Sport is ‘For Exclusively the Rich and Famous’

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from “Polo” now streaming on Netflix. Prince Harry and Meghan’s latest effort for Netflix is “Polo,” a five-part docuseries following the sport’s U.S. Open, which took place in Wellington, FL earlier this year, and is co-produced by their prod-co Archewell. While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex hardly feature […]

James Norton Defends the Throne From Invading Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in First Look Images from Medieval Drama ‘King and Conqueror’

James Norton looks set to defend the Anglo-Saxon throne from French invader Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in the first glimpse from upcoming medieval drama series “King and Conqueror.” Norton plays Harold, Earl of Wessex in the series as he prepares to face Coster-Waldau’s William, Duke of Normandy at the famous Battle of Hastings. Also starring are Emily […]

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