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While BBC Studios may be the production house behind BBC America's eight-episode adaptation The Watch from the late Sir Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy/fantasy book series, Pratchett's production company Narrativia is looking to throw open the doors of "Discworld." On Tuesday, Narrativia, Endeavor Content and UK-based producer Motive Pictures announced an exclusive deal that […]
Fans of the late Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy/fantasy book series "Discworld" have more The Watch casting news coming their way: BBC America's eight-episode series adaptation is welcoming six more names to the network's adaptation. Anna Chancellor (Pennyworth), James Fleet (Outlander), Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who), Ruth Madeley (The Rook), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Dynasty), and Bianca […]
The Watch is a fantasy police procedural television series under development by BBC America, based on Terry Pratchett's Ankh-Morpork City Watch stories from his Discworld novels. It is to have an episodic storyline, following the format of a "crime of the week" as tackled by the city's police force under the command of Sam Vimes. […]
Fans of the late Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy/fantasy book series "Discworld" have some good news coming their way, with Adam Hugill (Pennyworth) set to join BBC America's eight-episode series adaptation The Watch in a lead role. Written by Simon Allen (Strike Back, The Musketeers), the "punk rock" thriller focuses on City Watch as […]
The BBC is getting back into the Terry Pratchett business in a very big (and flat) way, with BBC Studios set to develop a six-part series adaptation of the author's epic comedy/fantasy book series Discworld. Deadline Hollywood reports that the series has the working title of The Watch, with Simon Allen (Strike Back, The Musketeers) […]
After the passing of Terry Pratchett, rumors started that his Discworld series of books would be continued. But now his daughter Rhianna Pratchett says that the Shepherd's Crown will be the 41st and final Discworld novel. As a writer of video games, film, TV and comics, she was asked by a fan if she would continue the […]
Renowned British science fiction and fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett has passed away today at the age of 66. Pratchett had written over 70 novels in his career, the most famous of which was his Discworld series. He was first diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease in 2007 but continued writing, completing his final book last year. The […]
Put on your deerstalkers, Little Bleeders, as we're going into the mystery zone. Disney have announced three new release dates for as-yet untitled pictures, two of them under the Marvel banner, and the third from Disney/Pixar. All three are scheduled for 2014, with Marvel Mystery Film 1 leading the pack on May 16th, The Disney/Pixar […]
Development work is underway on The Watch, a crime-of-the-week TV series set on Terry Pratchett's Discworld. I gave you lots and lots of details already, but the short version is this: a fantasy version of CSI with Monty Python's Terry Jones on the writing team. Below, you can watch a fly on the wall look […]
Ever wished that CSI had a bit more magic, a bit less pseudo-science and was set on a flat disc-shaped world balanced on the back of four elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle? Me too! And it looks like we're going to get at least two of our wishes to come sort-of-true! […]
Disney buffs across the world are going crazy over a single comment published by The LA Times this weekend. Here it is: The studio's Wednesday release of Tangled, a contemporary retelling of the Rapunzel story, will be the last fairy tale produced by Disney's animation group for the foreseeable future. They were moved to make […]
