Netflix
Christopher Eccleston Is a Charismatic Cult Leader in 'Unchosen'
Previously titled 'Out of the Dust,' the newly rechristened 'Unchosen' is a psychological thriller set in a conservative religious sect. (Cult. It's a cult.)
Doctor Who
Christopher Eccleston & Billie Piper Reunite for New 'Doctor Who' Audio Adventure
Sometimes impossible things just happen and we call them miracles: Two decades after Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper starred in the first season of Doctor Who's modern era, former Ninth Doctor and his companion Rose Tyler will officially reunite for a new set of audio adventures with Big
Movies
Emma Thompson & Christopher Eccleston Join Trans Marriage Drama 'Hear Me Roar'
For all that a particular segment of the population likes to complain about the shallow nature of the entertainment industry, it's hard to understate film and television's power to shape and inform our society. The most recent example is Mr Bates vs The Post Office, whose
Netflix
'Out of the Dust' Reveals Star-Studded Cast as Series Begins Filming
Out of the Dust first surfaced in February 2024 when What's On Netflix discovered the project. The streaming giant was keeping the series under wraps and refused to confirm or deny its existence at the time. But the truth will out, and as the final week of August
Disney/Hulu
Daisy Ridley's 'Young Woman and the Sea' to Stream on Disney+ This July
With the Paris Games fast approaching everyone's catching a little bit of Olympic fever, even Disney+. The streamer is getting in the inspirational spirit by dropping its sports drama Young Woman and the Sea mid-month, just before the kick-off of the 33rd Olympiad. The film tells the story
Actors and Actresses
Before They Were Famous: Actors on 'Agatha Christie's Poirot'
In the winter of 1989, Mystery! was entering its ninth wildly successful season as Masterpiece Theater's British murder-and-crime-focused spinoff. The series had boasted a string of Thursday night hits, starting with the 1970s Father Brown series starring Kenneth More, the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes, the 1980s Roy Marsden
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ApocaBrits: 10 Brits in Apocalyptic Fiction
The post-apocalypse is not the ideal place to be stuck with a load of Brits. Whenever we’ve wondered who we’d want in our zombie survival team, we’ve rarely considered that random Brits would make the cut. They automatically have loads of points against them: they love a
Movies
Christopher Eccleston & Daisy Ridley Team Up for 'Young Woman & the Sea'
Streaming service Disney+ doesn't have a ton of content of particular interest to fans of British TV at the moment—unless you count Tom Hiddleston's turn in Loki—but like its compatriot Apple TV+, it's slowly starting to greenlight more directly Anglophile friendly projects.
Drama
Watch Connie Nielsen and Christopher Eccleston in the Trailer for Thriller 'Close to Me'
Six-part psychological thriller Close to Me pon streaming service Sundance Now this month, and if the trailer is anything to go by the series is going to be a tense, twisty ride. The series, which just finished its run on Channel 4 in the U.K., is based on the
Drama
Christopher Eccleston to Lead Cast of 'Oliver Twist' Prequel 'Dodger'
Former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston will lead the cast of Dodger, a new story set in the world of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist. The ten-part family drama will be set prior to the events of Dicken's famous novel and will follow the exploits of the
Drama
Amazon's 'King Lear' is a Good, if Short, Adaptation
BBC 2 and Amazon teamed up for a new, star-studded adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, starring Anthony Hopkins as the famous king. King Lear is one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, the story of a king who slowly goes mad in his final years, alienating those