Tom Hanks has a unique perspective on World War II given his memorable work starring in Saving Private Ryan (1998), executive producing the 2001 HBO limited series Band of Brothers and the upcoming AppleTV+ limited series Masters of the Air. His latest will be as host, narrating a new 20-part documentary series for A+E Networks' […]
The History Channel is hosting an eight-part documentary series titles The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek to coincide with the franchise's upcoming anniversary courtesy of The Nacelle Company. Brian Volk-Weiss, creator and CEO of Nacelle Co, will direct the project according to Deadline Hollywood. From The Original Series conception from Gene Roddenberry at […]
While series creator and writer Michael Hirst's (Elizabeth, The Tudors) critically-acclaimed series Vikings may be coming to an end this month (on Amazon Prime, later in 2021 on History), his Vikings-verse is set to live on at Netflix with sequel series Vikings: Valhalla. Written and executive produced by Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, The Fugitive) and […]
Some good news and bad news for fans of History and Michael Hirst's historical drama Vikings. On the plus side, Hirst's family saga focusing on the lives and epic adventures of the Nordic raiders and explorers of the Dark Ages will be back on December 30 in the U.S., UK, Germany, Austria, and Ireland. Even better, […]
History Channel may not have many drama series, but the one that really hit for them is Vikings. The bloody brutality of the show's six-season run is almost at an end, but they're back for one last comic con panel to talk about the first half of the final season and tease a bit of […]
So back at the beginning of the year, we published The Bleeding Cool Top 30 TV Series Influencers 2020, a look inside the BCTV "crystal ball" to predict the broadcast, cable, and streaming shows that would have a major influence on our viewing habits as we rolled through 2020 – and beyond. We made some changes […]
The growing outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is being felt all across the pop culture landscape. Earlier today, we reported on how Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune have shifted to tapings without studio audiences over health concerns. As public health official continue to warn against attending events with large crowds, we're learning that shortform digital […]
Returning to prowl the stage – pint in hand – for the 77th Annual Golden Globes is none other than the (in)famous Ricky Gervais (Humanity, The Office), so mark your calendars for Sunday, January 5, 2020 (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.) and aim those rabbit ears towards NBC. To get you in the mood before […]
Welcome to The 2019 Bleedy TV Awards Year-in-Review, where we take a look back at the year in television business and give out some well-deserved "awards" – whether they want them or not. From American Gods to Arthur… from Hallmark Channel to T-Pain… we're hitting a pretty broad range of topics. We'll be following up our […]
Welcome to The 2019 Bleedy TV Awards Year-in-Review, where we take a look back at the year in television business and give out some well-deserved "awards" – whether they want them or not. From Game of Thrones to The Masked Singer… from FOX "News" to Arthur… we're hitting a pretty broad range of topics. We'll […]
Returning to prowl the stage – pint in hand – for the 77th Annual Golden Globes is none other than the (in)famous Ricky Gervais (Humanity, The Office), so mark your calendars for Sunday, January 5, 2020 (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.) and aim those rabbit ears towards NBC. Of course, as much as we're fans […]
Series creator and writer Michael Hirst's (Elizabeth, The Tudors) critically-acclaimed series Vikings may be ending its run on History, but Hirst's Vikings-verse will live on at Netflix with sequel series Vikings: Valhalla. Written and executive produced by Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, The Fugitive), Vikings: Valhalla begins 100 years after the original series concludes and dramatizes […]
Series creator and writer Michael Hirst's (Elizabeth, The Tudors) critically-acclaimed series Vikings is set to storm its way back to HISTORY for its final season on Wednesday, December 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT – with the 20-episode sixth season kicking off with a two-hour premiere. After the premiere, the following eight episodes will air every […]
Arrow star Stephen Amell and STARZ have found the actor's in-ring nemesis – and on-screen brother – with Alexander Ludwig (Björn Ironside on History's Vikings) set to tag-team in upcoming hour-long drama Heels. Set in the world of independent professional wrestling, the eight-episode series will be written by Michael Waldron (Loki) with Mike O'Malley serving as […]
The number one problem with television today is a lack of diversity. What?!?! But what about hit shows like Black-ish, Atlanta, Fresh Off the Boat, Scandal, Empire, Superstore, The Good Place? First, most of those are critical successes, but not necessarily ratings successes. Indeed, the top rated scripted and reality shows are still over-whelmingly white, […]
TV is great. Hell, I watched far too much of it as a child… and teenager… and adult…and… well… you get the picture. The point being is that there's a lot to love about it – but it also comes with a dark side. Am I talking about bad endings? Lazy, rushed stories? Bad acting? […]
We here at Bleeding Cool love bringing you the latest news about comics, toys, movies, and of course, television. What you don't know is that behind the scenes battles rage and arguments galore are settled on a daily basis. What are these about? The important things, like which Doctor is THE Doctor. Which Michael Scott […]
Nothing against past "ages," but saying we live in "The Golden Age of Television" (cable, streaming etc.) is not only a dramatic understatement but also pretty much a given – almost a cliche – at this point. Today, shows that are forgotten about and slow-die on the vine are the same shows that probably would've […]
If there's anyone who always has the full attention of Star Wars fans, it's Mark Hamill. Playing franchise protagonist Luke Skywalker through six of the nine films, Hamill's been on both ends of praise and scorn from his debut in the original trilogy to the more controversial sequel trilogy, particularly The Last Jedi. He spoke […]
When HISTORY first announced that Mark Hamill was joining the cast of season 2 of Knightfall, we were of course intrigued. Who could he be playing in such a series? Would he have a sword? Hamill's character Talus happens to be a former Templar Knight, one who doesn't quite get along with series star Tom […]