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But when it came to the reveal of Jodie Whittaker as the all-new, all-female Doctor, the response, according to BBC number-crunching, was overwhelmingly positive. At New York Comic Con, the Doctor Who cast and producers held a panel immediately following a live screening of the worldwide broadcast of the first episode of the new season, and[...]

Revealed at the New York Comic Con Doctor Who panel immediately following the airing, BBC has teamed with Mattel to produce a Doctor Who Barbie, featuring star Jodie Whittaker in fashionably plastic-molded form The dolls go on sale at midnight on Hot Topic's website, and they're sure to be popular, so be ready to order[...]

And if you missed the premiere (why????), BBC America is showing a special extended encore at 8PM Eastern tonight The regular version is playing again right now (hurry up and tune in)!   It's official! The third episode of Doctor Who's new season will feature American civil rights hero Rosa Parks Showrunner Chris Chibnall confirmed the long-rumored[...]

New Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall is holding court at New York Comic Con following a live viewing at the Doctor Who panel. And he's dropping

For those in the United States, the Doctor Who premiere is still happening (we know, because we're watching it as we speak right now). But it's over in

We are moving ever closer to the premiere of the 11th [modern] season of BBC's Doctor Who and with it, the introduction of Jodie Whittaker's Doctor. Posted today, this image features Whittaker, and her new companions surrounded by some very Whovian-lookin' surroundings: An adventure like no other New Doctor Who, Sunday 7th October pic.twitter.com/jZI7ZZr733 — Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho)[...]

Stranger Things alum Charlie Heaton is taking on a pretty iconic role in an upcoming BBC two-part bio doc about Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man. Charlie Heaton on Netflix series "Stranger Things" The series will reportedly follow Merrick's life story from working-class beginnings in Leicestershire, detailing his time in the workhouses, to the early appearances in music halls and[...]

The road to the Thirteenth Doctor Who incarnation continues when the Eleventh Doctor and Alice go to late 19th Century San Francisco. Is it a good read?

It first broke for cover in 2005 on BBC Radio 4's Chain Reaction show in which stand-up comedian Lee interviewed Moore, for Moore to then interview Brian Eno the following week Lee has written for Moore's Dodgem Logic magazine, Moore interviewed Stewart Lee for the Guardian about his book Content Provider, based on his Guardian newspaper columns… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79MpJ-PwTlwVideo[...]

Credit: Debby Wong/REX/Shutterstock The customs and cultures of crime are set to collide on the streets of London, with Boardwalk Empire's Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting) set to take on the criminal underworld as a lead in BBC One/Netflix's upcoming thriller Giri/Haji. Hailing from writer Joe Barton (Humans) and Jane Featherstone's Sister Pictures and originally announced in May 2017, the eight-part[...]

Even if you didn't attend San Diego Comic-Con this year, BBC has got you Doctor Who fans covered.  They've officially released the FULL panel recorded in Hall H with the new Doctor, two of her new companions, the showrunner, and an executive producer. As filmed at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, here's the full Hall H[...]

We're sure by now you've heard all about Jodie Whittaker joining long-running BBC series Doctor Who as the 13th to carry the moniker for [modern] season 11 of the show. What you maybe DON'T know is that she really is as outrageously incandescent in person as she is on camera. Jodie Whittaker in Hall H, SDCC 2018 We were lucky[...]

Fans have been anxiously awaiting for any footage from this new season, and the BBC dropped the first footage from the new series at San Diego Comic-Con today to a full house in Hall H. https://youtu.be/FEc-OQ_oqDkVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Doctor Who: Series 11 Trailer (https://youtu.be/FEc-OQ_oqDk) We also get some new footage from co-stars[...]

San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) is mere hours away from kickoff, but BBC is whetting our appetites for more Doctor Who goodness ahead of their panel Thursday morning in Hall H. Three images have been released showcasing Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor, along with her new companions Yasmin (Mandip Gill), Ryan (Tosin Cole), and Graham (Bradley Walsh). [...]

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pic.twitter.com/uWMaC7r4sQ — Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) July 13, 2018 We're pretty excited to see what the trailer has in it, rumors and leaks not withstanding (Which we didn't watch/see, by the way.) There's no way of knowing when during the match the trailer will drop, so we'll make sure we let you know as soon as it's made[...]

Leaks are not uncommon in the entertainment industry, but the BBC is not backing down from identifying and possibly prosecuting those responsible for two Doctor Who leaks in two weeks. Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor. About a week and a half ago, some still photos of the upcoming season of Doctor Who featuring Jodie Whittaker assuming the mantle and trappings[...]

Credit: BBC Amazon Studios has found the right notes for their upcoming original series adaptation of Good Omens, with  David Arnold (Casino Royale, Stargate) set to score the upcoming project. Based on Neil Gaiman (American Gods) and the late Terry Pratchett's (Colour of Magic) 1990 novel and adapted by showrunner Gaiman, the six-episode series introduces us to angel[...]

Doctor Who has landed a new composer, rising star Segun Akinola, according to a press release from the BBC Akinola will "provide an exciting and emotional score beckoning in a new era for the show, including a fresh take on the legendary theme tune," the press release promises Showrunner Chris Chibnall apparently sought out Akinola due[...]

The Seventh Doctor Who and Ace are called to investigate a massive alien ship in the Australian Outback. Is it a good read?

This week, Bleeding Cool‘s Weekly Static shifts gears and moves to a single topic each week - but still gives you five cool TV posts to check out, too!

Seems like it was just this morning that I was posting that James McAvoy had joined the BBC adaptation of Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials book series… oh, wait, it was just this morning Now we have word that Ruth Wilson (The Affair) has joined the cast as well Wilson will be playing Marisa Coulter,[...]

James McAvoy has signed on to the BBC's adaptation of Philip Pullman's epic fantasy series His Dark Materials The star of X-Men and Atomic Blonde will join Clarke Peters (The Wire), Dafne Keen (Logan) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), who have already been cast along with director Tom Hooper (The King's Speech) and writer Jack Thorne[...]

Thanks for a great drive. Patrick Holland, BBC Two's controller, added: Matt has thrown himself into the show with real passion, revealing his extraordinary car knowledge and a willingness to get down and dirty We were always going to be borrowing him from his day job as one of the top comic actors in Hollywood, so I[...]

The Weekly Static is Bleeding Cool‘s look at the past week in the land of the networks, cable, and streaming, from a (hopefully) interesting perspective. THIS WEEK: WWE/Fox deal Smackdown; Damon Lindelof talks Watchmen; Twitch marathons Doctor Who; NFL owners take a knee; and Castle Rock gets a Stephen King thumbs up.

The BBC is partnering with the ESL to broadcast the semi-final and final matches from the UK's first Dota 2 major The major will see a dozen world-class teams compete for a $1 million USD prize pool The tournament will coincide with a networking event for esports industry members. BBC Three will stream the semi-finals at[...]

Credit: Squarespace BBC One and screenwriter Sarah Phelps are betting that there's enough room across the pop culture zeitgeist for two "Hercule Poirots" to co-exist, casting John Malkovich as the famed Belgian sleuth in the network's three-part adaptation of of Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders Directed by Alex Gabassi (The Frankenstein Chronicles) from the classic 1936 novel, the[...]

The 2018 BAFTA TV awards are happening today in England, and although it's not being broadcast anywhere in the US, we figured we'd let you know who took home the honors.  Great British Bakeoff host Sue Perkins was on hand to host the BAFTA ceremony. Sue Perkins hosts the BAFTA TV awards 2018Photo courtesy of BAFTA COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME: Murder[...]

As she's explaining, the spaceships on Ralphie's pajamas spring to life, and a series of TIE Advanced x1's wage an attack on one of the normal spaceships. Married… with Children (s05 – : 'Married… With Aliens'): At the end of the episode, a credit scroll (painfully similar to the one used in Star Wars) announces how Al[...]

With Amazon set to stateside premiere the highly anticipated series later this month at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, the streaming service has released a new trailer for the Natalie Dormer-led Picnic at Hanging Rock from FremantleMedia.