Stuart Campbell would love to do Half Man all over again. Richard Gadd‘s hotly anticipated follow-up to Baby Reindeer is a searing, watch-through-your-hands examination of male rage and repression, tracking the fraught yet devoted relationship […]
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Amid his ongoing legal battles over extensive rape and sexual assault claims, Russell Brand has confessed to having “exploitative,” consensual sex with a 16-year-old girl when he was 30. The disgraced actor and comedian, best […]
How many hours does Eddie Marsan have in a day? You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s twice the amount the rest of us get, considering his vibrant and varied year ahead, or, you know, the […]
While audiences in the U.S. keenly wait on The Other Bennet Sister‘s BritBox release, the BBC can boast some fantastic viewership numbers. The first episode of the BBC-BritBox adaptation of Janice Hadlow’s bestseller has captured […]
Some good news for you Tolkien fans: Prime Video‘s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will make its debut later this year. The next installment of Amazon‘s high-budget smash-hit had been rumored […]
Grey’s Anatomy star Kevin McKidd will star in a new ITV thriller, The Only Suspect, adapted by Trigger Point‘s Simon Ashdown from Louise Candlish’s novel. Produced by Red Planet Pictures, a Fremantle company, the show […]
Dwayne Johnson and Stephen Merchant‘s 2019 film Fighting With My Family is getting the musical treatment. Merchant’s biopic is being developed for the stage by Tilted Musicals, in collaboration with Seven Bucks Productions (co-founded by […]
Naomi Ackie (Sorry Baby, Mickey 17) and Alison Oliver (Wuthering Heights, Saltburn) have just wrapped on Luna Carmoon’s sophomore feature To Make Ends Meat. Also starring Éanna Hardwicke (Saipan, The Sixth Commandment) and Armande Boulanger […]
As if the return of Rivals couldn’t get any more exciting, Disney+ has revealed that the show’s Pandora Sykes-hosted podcast will also be back. Rivals: The Official Podcast will accommodate the award-winning Hulu Original’s season […]
Oliver Jones is set to exit Apple TV after six years and join Amazon MGM Studios as senior commissioner for U.K. scripted. The studio’s vice president & head of international originals, Nicole Clemens, told her […]
White Rabbit Red Rabbit will return to the West End with guest performers including David Tennant, Riz Ahmed, Luke Thompson, and Jodie Whittaker. The show is set to mark the launch of a new indie […]
U.S. actress Christine Baranski will make her West End debut alongside Richard E. Grant in a new production of Noël Coward’s Hay Fever. The family comedy, directed by Emily Burns, also marks Saltburn star Grant’s […]
Kit Connor and Taika Waititi are set to voice an animated twist on a Roald Dahl classic for Netflix. Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, coming in 2027, will star the Heartstopper breakout as the brand […]
Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West are again embracing the messiness of female friendship in season two of Big Mood, and they’re delighted about it. “It’s a bit of a role reversal in this series,” the […]
Ian Katz, chief content officer at Channel 4 for almost nine years, will step down from his role in October this year. Katz, responsible for hit shows It’s a Sin, Big Boys, and We Are […]
The BBC is set to slash its workforce by almost one in 10 people. The move, described as the broadcaster’s biggest scaling back in 15 years, is going ahead in a bid to tackle “significant […]
Everyone’s favorite puzzler-turned-detective is back in the throes of Cambridge’s major crimes team, and The Hollywood Reporter has the first look. Britain’s beloved actor-comedian David Mitchell, who spoke to THR about bringing the series to […]
Katy Perry is under investigation by Australian police following graphic sexual assault claims from Orange Is the New Black star Ruby Rose. The Victoria Police have confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter: “Melbourne Sexual Offenses and […]
The U.K.’s top directors have banded together to send a clear message to streamers: “Royalties are a lifeblood.” An open letter published by copyright management organization Directors U.K. boasts signatories including Slow Horses helmers Saul […]
Controversial they may have been, but Timothée Chalamet comments on ballet and opera might have done some good. In a new interview with The Times, the chief of London’s flagship opera house has thanked the […]
Lena Dunham‘s memoir Famesick is out on Tuesday, and the writer-actress has been teasing some of the bombshell revelations in various interviews. The creator of HBO’s Girls and Netflix’s Too Much goes into detail about […]
The uproar over Timothée Chalamet‘s comments on opera and ballet may have died down, but the star’s Call Me by Your Name director has belatedly come to his defense. Luca Guadagnino spoke to Italian daily […]
SXSW London is making a major addition to its 2026 program: a partnership with AGBO, the independent studio founded by the Russo brothers. As part of the partnership, AGBO will bring “its cross-medium approach to […]
It may have been a night to remember for Rachel Zegler at London’s prestigious Olivier Awards on Sunday, but a certain marmalade-loving bear owned the evening. The U.K. equivalent of the Tony Awards, celebrating the […]
An independent review of the BAFTA Film Awards has found a “number of structural weaknesses” in planning, escalation procedures, and crisis coordination before John Davidson‘s Tourette’s outburst. Davidson, an executive producer on the BAFTA-winning I […]
Cannes unveiled its 2026 lineup on Thursday, its star power juiced up by beloved international auteurs Pedro Almodovar, Hirokazu Kore-eda, and Asghar Farhadi. And while there is some prominent Hollywood talent — such as Sebastian Stan […]
Aubrey Plaza is expecting her first child with partner Christopher Abbott. The news was revealed in a People exclusive on Wednesday, with a source saying the baby is due in the fall. Though it’s unclear […]
Saturday Night Live UK is nearly midway through its first season. The show kicked off on March 21 with inaugural host and SNL hall-of-famer Tina Fey, who shepherded the relatively unknown cast of British social […]
The broadcast of a racial slur shouted by a Tourette’s campaigner during the BAFTA Film Awards breached the BBC‘s editorial standards, the corporation has ruled. Despite the findings from the BBC’s executive complaints unit (ECU) […]
Scott Mills’ Celebrity Great British Bake Off episode has been scrapped in the wake of his shock sacking from the BBC. Channel 4 told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday that an installment featuring the ex-radio […]
Freddie Fox will make his musical theater debut as the charismatic and unpredictable Mike Connor in the West End production of High Society. From the producers of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes and Kiss Me Kate, […]
Gird your loins: Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour have teamed up for Vogue‘s latest cover story, ahead of the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2. The conversation, moderated by Barbie and Little Women filmmaker Greta […]
Wireless music festival has been canceled after one of its headliners, Kanye “Ye” West, was blocked from traveling to the U.K. “The Home Office has withdrawn YE’s [electronic travel visa] ETA, denying him entry into […]
HBO is set to air an exclusive behind-the-scenes special of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, their upcoming TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling‘s wizarding world books. Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic offers “an in-depth look […]
While British adults are less active on social media, more than half now use AI tools, a new report from the U.K.’s media regulator has found. In research published Thursday, Ofcom assesses how Brits use, […]
Plan B Europe, the London-based branch of Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner’s production outfit, has strengthened its team with two key hires. Part of Mediawan since 2022, Plan B Entertainment has confirmed the […]
The 79th Cannes Film Festival will open with Pierre Salvadori’s 1920s-set La Vénus électrique. The French director’s movie will formally kick off proceedings with a premiere at Cannes’ Grand Théâtre Lumière on May 12, following […]
The BBC has admitted that it was made aware of a prior police investigation into one of its most famous radio presenters in 2017, and that he was fired after “new information” came to light. […]
Brits will be able to watch Simu Liu‘s new hacker thriller on Channel 4. The Copenhagen Test will launch April 8, the network unveiled on Wednesday, alongside the release of the show’s trailer. The series […]
Savannah Guthrie will return to Today on Monday, April 6, amid her mother’s suspected abduction. The update was confirmed on Friday as the third part of Guthrie’s interview with her colleague Hoda Kotb aired, in […]
SXSW London has announced its 2026 Festival Conference speakers, a group that includes Neon founder Tom Quinn, Hinge CEO Jackie Jantos, and the chief operating officer at Bluesky, Rose Wang. Kicking off the first week […]
Celebrations were in order Wednesday night as TV’s top talent filed into London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall to mark the launch of HBO Max in the U.K. and Ireland. It’s music to the ears of audiences, […]
Matt Brittin, formerly Google’s EMEA president, has been named the new director-general at the BBC. Rumors began to spread earlier in the week after a report in The Times, with Brittin’s appointment formally announced by […]
Welsh singer Duffy, who in 2020 revealed she had been drugged, raped and held hostage over several weeks, will share her story in a new Disney+ documentary. Disney+’s EMEA content chief Angela Jain announced the […]
Hot off the heels of the BAFTA TV Awards nominations, Adolescence is continuing its run of form with four wins at the Royal Television Society‘s Program Awards. The ceremony took place at London’s JW Marriott […]
Kirk Jones, the writer-director of the BAFTA-winning I Swear, is working on a live-action adaptation of beloved British children’s animated series, Mr Benn. From 48 Films, BeaglePug Ltd, Jackpot Productions, and One Story High, Mr […]
Dearest gentle readers, Hannah Dodd and Masali Baduza are set to lead the next season of Bridgerton, now in production. Netflix confirmed on Tuesday that Dodd’s Francesca Bridgerton will be the next sibling to find […]
Disgraced BBC News anchor Huw Edwards, who in 2024 was convicted of accessing child sex abuse images, has issued a furious statement over a new film depicting the scandal. Wuthering Heights star Martin Clunes portrays […]