Amazon has announced that it has renewed its acclaimed original drama series The Man in the High Castle for a second season, which will arrive next year. Based on the alternate history novel by Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle is produced by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files) and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free […]
8 TV Shows To Look Forward To In 2016
Following on from his article on the best TV shows of 2015, Samuel Brace now picks out eight TV shows to look forward to in 2016… There is a lot heading our way in 2016. There is a myriad of returning shows and new series to feast upon. A lot of this content is/looks very […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Luke Cage, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, Vixen, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse and more… We’ll start things off […]
ABC to air Marvel’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years special
On December 20th 1940, Timely Comics and legendary creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby introduced Captain America to the world, and ABC has announced that it will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Sentinel of Liberty with a one-hour special entitled Marvel’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years, which will air before the season two premiere […]
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mackenzie Davis secure roles in Black Mirror for Netflix
Rising stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle) and Mackenzie Davis (The Martian) have nabbed roles in the Netflix-produced third season of Charlie Brooker’s tech-themed satirical sci-fi Black Mirror. SEE ALSO: Black Mirror set for new 12 episode run on Netflix SEE ALSO: Read our review of Black Mirror: White Christmas According to The Wrap, Davis and Mbatha-Raw […]
Matt Nable reprising the role of Ra’s al Ghul for DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Comic Book is reporting that Matt Nable will be reprising the role of Ra’s al Ghul for a guest appearance in the ninth episode of the upcoming Arrow and The Flash spinoff DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. At this point, it’s unclear whether we’ll be seeing Ra’s through time travel courtesy of Rip Hunter, or if […]
Megalyn Echikunwoke to play Vixen in Arrow
Having voiced the character in CW Seed’s animated series earlier this year, TV Line is reporting that Megalyn Echikunwoke is now set to portray Mari McCabe – a.k.a. Vixen – in live-action with a guest appearance in Arrow. “We’re not only thrilled to be further expanding our DC television universe by bringing in the live-action […]
White Martians to appear in Supergirl
Now that Hank Henshaw has been revealed as J’onn J’onzz – a.k.a. Martian Manhunter – in Supergirl, it seems we’ll soon be seeing more of his race with the introduction of the White Martians, according to TV Line. We have a visitor from another planet who’s a White Martian. There are two Martian species — a Green […]
DC villain Geomancer cast in The Flash season 2
A few days ago we learned that Eliza Harmon – a.k.a. Trajectory – is set to appear in The Flash later in its second season, and now Comic Book is reporting that the DC villain Geomancer will also feature, with Adam Stafford set to portray the character in the thirteenth and fourteenth episodes. The CW’s version […]
Trajectory to appear in The Flash season 2
It looks like The Flash is set to add another speedster to its cast, with TV Line reporting that Eliza Harmon – a.k.a. Trajectory – is set to make a guest appearance in the second season. The site reports that the show’s incarnation of the DC character is described as an “exceptionally bright scientist” with […]
