[Dormant, move to !television@lemm.ee] Shows and TV

'Severance', the Apple TV+ series from Ben Stiller and Dan Erickson, has generated $200M for the streamer, according to Parrot Analytics.

Original Harry Potter helmer Chris Columbus is praising HBO's forthcoming television reboot, calling it a 'spectacular idea.'

Miss Austen is a 4 part drama series based on the novel by Gill Hornby and follows the story of Cassandra, Jane Austen’s lesser-known sister.

Pivoting between earlier and later years of Cassandra’s life, the series centres around the literary mystery – Cassandra notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters, and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love, while creating in Cassandra a character as captivating as any Austen heroine.

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Disney+ U.K. originals “Extraordinary” and “Shardlake” will not be returning to the streamer for further seasons, Variety has learned.

Edgy comedy “Extraordinary,” which stars Máiréad Tyers and Sofia Oxenham as a pair of chaotic flatmates living in a world of superpowers, had already aired two seasons, with Season 2 ending on a cliffhanger as Jen falls into a void. It will not return for a third.

“Shardlake,” a four-part historical mystery series set in Tudor times starred Arthur Hughes, Sean Bean and Anthony Boyle, launched its first season last summer. It will not return for a second.

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Despite the disappointing news, Disney+ is continuing to invest in U.K. originals, with a second season of its hit Jilly Cooper adaptation “Rivals” already underway. Other projects in the works include “A Thousand Blows,” which launches next month, documentaries about cricketer Freddie Flintoff and tragic “Love Island” host Caroline Flack and a scripted series about the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.

Starting to lose hope this movie will even come out. It's 2025, and they reportedly haven't even started production on it.

Noel Fielding will host 'Great British Bake Off' this year, his spokeswoman has said, after his Dick Turpin series was cancelled at Apple TV+.

Powerhouse Animation's Samuel Deats and Adam Deats discuss the creation of Netflix's first successful video game adaptation.

Season 2 of 1923 is streaming February 23 on Paramount+.

A cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob and Cara back at Dutton ranch. With harsh conditions and adversaries threatening to end the Dutton legacy, Spencer embarks on an arduous journey home, racing against time to save his family in Montana. Meanwhile, Alexandra sets off on her own harrowing trans-Atlantic journey to find Spencer and reclaim their love.

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It's on a weekly release schedule, so only the first episode released [last Friday]. Has anyone been watching this series? Did you watch the new episode? What do you think of all of it so far?

I think the series is fantastic in so many ways - concept, writing, acting, directing, cinematography, production design, music. I usually avoid watching series these days, but this show really has me hooked. I was hoping to discuss it a bit here since I haven't found much about it on Lemmy yet. I figured that this would be a favorite with a lot of people here.

If you mention details about the story, please don't forget to add spoiler [tags].

Someone suggested I cross-post this here. Let me know if it's not appropriate and I'll take it down.

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I would start episode discussion threads, but don't know where would be the appropriate place for that.

use reader mode in case of paywall

American Primeval director Peter Berg, Indigenous consultant and stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin on violence in Netflix series and fact v fiction.

A tricky balancing act.

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Unofficial updated/corrected version here.

There will be no season 2 for horror thriller series Teacup. Peacock has canceled the series after one season, Deadline has learned.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew creators Jon Watts and Christopher Ford talk the big season finale and what's next for the show.

Paramount+ has opted not to renew Frasier for a third season. Producer CBS Studios remains committed to the series and will it to other outlets.

'XO, Kitty' showrunner Jessica O'Toole has ideas for Season 3, and she also has an explanation for how Season 2 ended.

Ahead of 'The Night Agent' Season 2, which returns Jan. 23 to Netflix, star Gabriel Basso opened up about taking hits and doing his own stunts.

I was disappointed, honestly, it felt like one long dragonball z fight. People constantly getting punched into walls, nobody ever gets a lasting injury

When Maria gets angry and kills her father she should have died. Her dragon is a manifestation of rage and hatred, something that she couldn't control. It should have consumed her. That would have been perfectly fitting for the universe of Castlevania. I love her character but they missed a great opportunity there.

Apple TV's popular sci-fi series 'Silo,' which has now released its season two finale, adds two more to season 3 cast.

In the coming days and weeks, much will be made about David Lynch’s gargantuan contribution to cinema. This will be undeniable and well deserved. However, there is the argument to be made that in actual fact David Lynch was able to master every medium in which he chose to work. His music, for instance, sounded like music that only he could make. And, sincerely, in both his daily weather report and his Today’s Number Is lottery draw, he deserves to be remembered as a pioneering YouTuber.

However, in terms of pure influence, it might end up being the case that Lynch’s most important realm was television. In his lifetime, Lynch only ever worked on four TV projects. Two of them were cancelled after just three episodes. But the other two were Twin Peaks. And the impact both Twin Peaks series had on TV as a medium is hard to overstate.

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To say Twin Peaks was a sensation would be to do it a huge disservice. The show seemed to have something for everyone. Those raised on the tropes of traditional TV found themselves invested in the murder of Laura Palmer, but a younger and hipper generation saw the game behind the story. This was Lynch stretching his legs, getting to explore the dark underbelly of America in more depth than ever before, and having fun with it. Twin Peaks riffed on tired old genre beats in an irresistible way. Some of it was affectionate, some of it scornful. And in Bob, played by the show’s malevolent-looking set dresser Frank Silva, he hit upon what might be the most genuinely terrifying character ever to reach network television.

The first two episodes, broadcast together as a pilot, qualified as the highest-rated movie on television that year. The next gave ABC its highest ratings for four years. It was nominated for 14 Emmy awards. It has a 91% Rotten Tomatoes ratings – which, for a show broadcast in an era where every show was reviewed by every publication, is huge.

"Murder in a Small Town" has been renewed for a second season at Fox.