Channel 5
Channel 5 continues its ambitious plans to become one of the pre-eminent sources of British drama with an announcement of half a dozen new shows to be commissioned for the 2025-2026 TV season. The slate, which was announced without a single American co-producer in sight, includes a diverse range of
Paramount+
Streaming service Paramount+ has been having its fair share of issues in recent months. Several of its high-profile U.K. originals have been unceremoniously cancelled or pulled from the service across the pond, most of which (The Doll Factory, One Night) never even made it to American audiences. New U.
Paramount+
Paramount+ is prepping to drop a Curfew for the autumn of 2024. The series, which is one of the few commissioned after parent company Paramount Global, axed 95% of its in-progress slate of U.K. programming, is based on the novel After Dark by Jayne Cowie, set in a dystopian
Paramount+
Paramount is not having the best of decades. The flagship film company is the sixth oldest film studio in the world, so well known the anti-trust ruling that broke up the studio system was named for it. It survived that lawsuit, the advent of radio, the move from silent films
BBC America
Its the end of multiple eras on Doctor Who as the series says goodbye to Thirteenth Doctor Jodie Whittaker, showrunner Chris Chibnall, and its fifth decade, all while celebrating the 100th anniversary of the media corporation that made it all possible in the first place. "The Power of the
Sci-Fi
Since all eyes have seemingly turned to the upcoming Doctor Who 60th anniversary special —which admittedly boasts everything from the debut of a new Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) to the return of a beloved showrunner (Russell T. Davies) and a seemingly endless array of intriguing guest stars (David Tennant, Catherine Tate,
Sci-Fi
On October 18, 1922, the British Broadcasting Corporation will turn 100 years old. As the world's oldest national broadcaster, and the largest broadcaster globally by the number of employees, the BBC is known worldwide. It is famously funded by a royal charter. It operates under an agreement with
BBC America
Coming into Doctor Who knowing that there's only one more episode until regeneration is always a surreal experience. Even though the franchise has promised the BBC centennial special will be feature-length, providing more than the usual 45-60 minute runtime to wrap up all the loose ends, it'
Sci-Fi
The time of the Thirteenth Doctor is drawing to a close. But before Jodie Whittaker says goodbye to Doctor Who for good she's starring in a trio of feature-length specials prior to her regeneration. The first installment, "Eve of the Daleks," aired this past New Year&
Sci-Fi
After the early years of the Doctor Who reboot, there has always been an awkward pause between its titular character's regenerations. Season 1 to Season 2 sidestepped having a gap because the show made no other changes initially. The news that the series was recasting Ninth Doctor Christopher
Sci-Fi
The changing of the guard at Doctor Who is not like the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. The latter is a many rehearsed seamless transition that's been going on for hundreds of years. The former never seems to be able to change over without awkward delay
BBC America
Not every episode of Doctor Who starts with killing the Doctor and all the guest stars in the first ten minutes, but after Doctor Who: Flux, one supposed clearing the decks would be a proper beginning. At least a clearing of the deck is supposedly happening when viewers rejoin the