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The BBC released their latest Doctor Who video This time, it's a compilation of the historical figures who appeared in the show since its revival from 2005 to 2018 If they included historical figures who appeared in the old show, we could be here for days. The original brief for the show was to use the[...]

BBC America released a video on their Twitter feed of the Doctor and her fam wishing everyone a happy one and firing off big, loud, red firecrackers. For ages, we in the West have called it "Chinese New Year", but that was never completely accurate After all, just about all of the rest of Asia celebrates[...]

Once Doctor Who Series 12 brought the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh) back to BBC One and BBC America screens to kick off our new year, it wasted no time throwing our heroes into a grand adventure filled with spies, intrigue, world domination, and…[...]

Once Doctor Who Series 12 brought the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh) back to BBC One and BBC America screens to kick off our new year, it wasted no time throwing our heroes into a grand adventure filled with spies, intrigue, world domination, and…[...]

Fans of the late Sir Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy/fantasy book series "Discworld" have been anxiously awaiting a look at BBC America's eight-episode adaptation The Watch  -and now their patience has paid off Here's a look at what fans can expect from Richard Dormer's (Game of Thrones) Sam Vimes and City Watch when the[...]

Doctor Who Blu-Ray boxset releases are always fun these days, with the BBC usually releasing a fun new video with original scripted content to coincide with them The following video was scripted by James McTighe, who wrote the 2018 Series 11 episode, "Kerblam!". Season 14 could be said to be the peak of producer Philip Hinchcliffe's[...]

This Sunday, the BBC is to broadcast a new adaptation of Charles Dickens' political novel Oliver Twist, reimagined by writer Ayeesha Menon, moved to the modern day and (initially) set in Lagos, Nigeria, rather than 19th century London – but involving a refugee journey from Lagos to London. Oliver: Lagos to London stars Jordan Nash and[...]

Netflix's Giri/Haji, Japanese for “duty/Shame”, is a cop thriller with a lot on its mind. It’s not just a crime thriller, but a quirky, dream-like

Once Doctor Who Series 12 brought the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh) back to BBC One and BBC America screens to kick off our new year, it wasted no time throwing our heroes into a grand adventure filled with spies, intrigue, world domination, and…[...]

She also had a complete story arc, unlike the other Masters. BBC Well, it's about time Every genre hero has to have a nemesis Doctor Who has several – the Daleks, the Cybermen – but only one is his real archenemy The Master. Now it's his turn to have a long compilation video on the official Doctor[...]

Once Doctor Who Series 12 brought the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh) back to BBC One and BBC America screens to kick off our new year, it wasted no time throwing our heroes into a grand adventure filled with spies, intrigue, world domination, and…[...]

co-creator Elgin James are teaming up for Amazon Studios and BBC's The Offenders (working title) – keeping the Fleabag love going between the streamer and UK network. Deadline Hollywood reports exclusively that the six-part crime thriller/social commentary series follows seven strangers from different walks of life forced together to complete a community payback sentence in Bristol[...]

The satirical part about Dracula's lawyer Renfield getting him freed from captivity through a legal writ also steps over the line from knowingness to outright silliness. Imagine Dracula on the loose in 21st Century London with the police after him and the BBC warning people to look out for him He becomes the scourge of terror[...]

Tonight saw the airing of Doctor Who: Spyfall Part Two on BBC 1 By getting rid of all the spy stuff And going a very different route… spoilers of course Come back once this has aired in your timezone. 1 The Timeless Episode Can every episode of Doctor Who be an hour long? The second part of[...]

I rather enjoyed the BBC adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula by Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Sue Vertue – now on Netflix Well, the first two episodes at least, and I gasped at the cliffhanger at the end of the second episode But would I have been happier if I had stopped there? Probably. I thoroughly[...]

Now we know that in the Doctor Who universe, "early 2020" means New Year's Day as the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh) materialized back on to BBC One and BBC America screens to kick off our new year with the first of the two-part[...]

This Wednesday sees the launch of Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Season Two #1, featuring the first crossover between the Tenth and the Thirteenth

With Steven Moffat (Doctor Who) and Mark Gatiss' (Sherlock) highly-anticipated BBC/Netflix co-production Dracula premiering as part of the BBC's New Year's Day programming schedule, we have a new Netflix trailer (airing on the streamer beginning this weekend) for the Claes Bang (The Girl in the Spider's Web)-starrer as well as a few treats for BBC viewers. Over[...]

Now we know that in the Doctor Who universe, "early 2020" means New Year's Day as the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh) materialized back on to BBC One and BBC America screens to kick off our new year with the first of the two-part[...]

Tonight, we got the second episode of BBC One's Dracula adaptation, based on Bram Stoker's classic novel, from Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Sue Vertue But how 'based' is it? Certainly, there is plenty taken from the original novel, rearranged a bit, and with a few notable and broadly welcomed – and squeed over –[...]

I mentioned in my brief semi-spoilery summation of the first episode of Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Sue Vertue's Dracula, which aired on BBC One last night, second episode tonight, that there was a bit of a Sherlock Holmes crossover The team had also recreated Sherlock for the BBC, and it was a mention from[...]

Now we know that in the Doctor Who universe, "early 2020" means New Year's Day as the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh) materialized back on to BBC One and BBC America screens to kick off our new year with the first of the two-part[...]

Tonight saw the debut of the first episode of the new BBC adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, from Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Sue Vertue It was everything it needed to be and so much more Minor spoilers before, holding fire on the big stuff, as I know plenty of people will be timeshifting this[...]

It's been a year… Doctor Who returned to BBC 1 tonight, scheduled between Miranda and Eastenders, and ahead of Dracula and Mr Brown's Boys Is it me or does BBC on New Year's Day strike more of a Christmas Day from years gone past? Anyway, on with the Ten Thoughts… you've had to wait a[...]

This list would not have been possible without perspectives from the Bleeding Cool team: Alejandra Bodden, Margo Staten, Adriel, Rich Johnston, Tom Chang, Tiffany Tchobanian, Andy Wilson, Jeremy Konrad, Adi Tantimedh, and Erin Wilhelm. Netflix/STARZ/BBC Honorable Mentions: "American Gods" (STARZ), "When They See Us" (Netflix), "Ghosts" (BBC), and "The Umbrella Academy" (Netflix) #10 "Living With Yourself" (Netflix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w54yW2Ur50&t=9sVideo can't[...]

With Steven Moffat (Doctor Who) and Mark Gatiss' (Sherlock) highly-anticipated BBC/Netflix co-production Dracula set to premiere as part of the BBC's New Year's Day programming schedule (and on Netflix three days later), we have some new preview images for the Claes Bang (The Girl in the Spider's Web)-starrer (which you'll find below). Over the course of three,[...]

Welcome to The Bleeding Cool Top 30 TV Series Influencers 2020, a look inside our "crystal ball" as we predict the broadcast, cable, and streaming shows that can and will have a major influence on your viewing habits as we steamroll into 2020 – and beyond. So for those of you who were with us last[...]

Now that HBO's wonderfully authorized pseudo-sequel to and Dave Gibbons' celebrated comic book series Watchmen has been unveiled to the world - the world

Now we know that in the Doctor Who universe, "early 2020" means New Year's Day as the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh) materialize back on to BBC One and BBC America screens with two-part series-opener Spyfall Written by showrunner and head writer Chris Chibnall,[...]

here, and here), Bleeding Cool's very own Rich Johnston offers his thoughts on why Phoebe Waller-Bridge's comedy-drama is deserving of all the attention (and awards) the series' been getting – and why it deserves to be on our list: #7 "Fleabag" (BBC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX2ViKQFL_kVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Fleabag Season 2 – Official Trailer | Prime[...]