Netflix has hired former Sky and BBC drama executive Anne Mensah to oversee the development and production of its British content. Mensah, who will take on the position of Vice President, Content, most recently served previously Director of Drama and Sky Studios and was previously spent ten years at the BBC, where she held a dual role as Head of Independent Drama as well as … [Read more...] about Former Sky and BBC drama executive Anne Mensah joins Netflix
Amazon Prime Video Channels adds Anime channel FunimationNow
Anime fans can now add Sony Pictures Television’s FunimationNow to their Prime Video package. The channel is available as part of the Prime Video Channels service and costs an additional £4.99 per month, for which viewers will get “access to hundreds of new and classic anime shows and movies ad-free, with English subtitles and dubbing.” At launch FunimationNow will bring … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Video Channels adds Anime channel FunimationNow
Andy Serkis’ new Jungle Book adaptation gets first trailer
Netflix has released the first trailer from Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Andy Serkis' retelling of the classic Rudyard Kipling tale, The Jungle Book. Starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Matthew Rhys and Naomie Harris alongside newcomer Rohan Chand, the film shows how a boy torn between two worlds accepts his destiny and … [Read more...] about Andy Serkis’ new Jungle Book adaptation gets first trailer
Borgen creator to helm Ragnarok, a new Netflix coming of age drama
Netflix has announced Ragnarok, a new six part coming of age drama rooted in Norse mythology and written by Adam Price, the creator and lead writer of the Danish TV political drama Borgen. The show will be produced by SAM Productions, a Danish screenwriter-based production company. “It is a great pleasure to have a hand in creating the new Norwegian Netflix series," said … [Read more...] about Borgen creator to helm Ragnarok, a new Netflix coming of age drama
Lynda La Plante’s Widows is now on Amazon Prime Video
Both series of Lynda La Plante's original 1983 TV version of Widows is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The series has recently been remade for the big screen by Steve McQueen but the original is considered one of British TV's true classic dramas and one of the few of its era to centre on a female-led story. With an all-female lead cast, Widows launched the careers of … [Read more...] about Lynda La Plante’s Widows is now on Amazon Prime Video