Month: November 2024

EXCLUSIVE: The recently-launched Swiss Studios is readying a slate of streamer-friendly originals, including a drama series set in a German oil town and limited series about a Swiss samurai. Launched last month as a collective of five European production companies, Swiss Studios is seeking to take advantage of Switzerland‘s ‘Lex Netflix‘ legislation, which instructs global
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EXCLUSIVE: Goalhanger, the influential UK podcast company co-founded by Gary Lineker, is closing its TV production arm to focus on audio content. Lineker and business partner Tony Pastor are voluntarily liquidating Goalhanger Films Ltd, which was the outfit’s original incarnation, founded in 2014. Goalhanger Films produced documentaries including Football, Prince William and Our Mental Health
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We have good news and bad news for fans of Amazon’s ad-supported streaming service Freevee. The bad news is that the online retail giant announced today that it will be shutting the platform down after five years. And the news comes just as we were gearing up for the final season of Bosch: Legacy! (Freevee
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Nickie Sault, who has produced many of Shane Meadows‘ titles, has branched out on her own and launched independent producer Class 5. The BAFTA-nominated producer is launching her Sheffield-based company with a film adaptation of author Ben Myers‘ novel ‘Rare Singles‘ in development, in association with Warner Music Entertainment. Sault is known for her work
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The Couple Next Door is moving in again. Channel 4 has renewed the psychological drama for a second season after the first became the UK network’s biggest scripted streaming launch on record, with episode one garnering more than a million views in its first seven days. Channel 4 co-produced Season 1 of The Couple Next
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WARNING: Spoilers ahead! Kevin Costner says he was totally in the dark about his character’s demise on “Yellowstone” … revealing he learned about the bloody end at the same time as the show’s passionate fans. Play video content The Michael Smerconish Program The actor stopped by SiriusXM’s “The Michael Smerconish Program” Monday, where he admitted
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