The Walking Dead will stumble onto Star on Disney+ this July. The fast-rising streaming service will become the new home for all 10 seasons of the popular post-apocalyptic horror. Season 11 will premiere August 23.
Based on the comic by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, The Walking Dead follows a group of survivors, led by former police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln, pictured), struggling to survive after a zombie apocalypse.
The news follows confirmation that Disney will close the Fox linear TV channel in the UK at the end of June.
Also heading to Star on Disney+ is season 2 of the gritty modern reimagining of H G Wells sci-fi classic War of the Worlds. Season 1 will be available to stream May 28, with season 2 landing in July.
Written and created by BAFTA award winner Howard Overman (Misfits, Crazyhead, Merlin), this version is set present-day Europe, War of the Worlds. An alien attack all but wipes out mankind, leaving only pockets of humanity to learn more about the alien invaders. The show stars Gabriel Byrne and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
The news follows confirmation that Disney will close the Fox linear TV channel in the UK at the end of June…
Seth MacFarlane’s Star Trek homage The Orville is heading to Star on Disney+
Both new arrivals show how Disney+, with the help of Star, is steadily widening its appeal with content from Disney Television Studios (which includes 20th Television and ABC Signature), FX Productions and 20th Century Studios.
Already available on the service is Atlanta, created, produced and starring Donald Glover, light-hearted procedural drama Bones, and adult animations American Dad! and Family Guy, from Seth MacFarlane.
Disney+ has confirmed that MacFarlane’s live-action sci-fi show The Orville will fly onto the platform this September. Academy award winning movie Nomadland is also available on Star.
It’s not yet clear if another Fox hit, American Horror Story will likewise migrate to Disney+.
What if you woke up one day and didn’t know your own secrets? That’s the premise behind Surface, a new eight-episode psychological thriller from Veronica West (High Fidelity). The show will premiere globally on July 29, 2022 on Apple TV+, with the first three episodes; new episodes will then drop weekly. Against a backdrop ofContinue Reading
TRIC, the Television and Radio Industries Club, has announced the nominees for this year’s TRIC Awards. With over 65,000 votes cast by members of the public and industry experts, the shortlist contains some of the biggest and best-known names in the broadcasting industry, and draws from the world of popular comedy, drama, reality TV, factual,Continue Reading
John Wyndam’s celebrated sci-fi novel The Midwich Cuckoos has made its TV debut, but star Keeley Hawes admits she’s never read the original book. “I didn’t think it would be particularly useful,” she confesses. Sky’s new 7-part chiller brings the classic tale about creepy kids with uncanny powers bang up to date, with a cleverContinue Reading
The Walking Dead will stumble onto Star on Disney+ this July. The fast-rising streaming service will become the new home for all 10 seasons of the popular post-apocalyptic horror. Season 11 will premiere August 23.
Based on the comic by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, The Walking Dead follows a group of survivors, led by former police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln, pictured), struggling to survive after a zombie apocalypse.
The news follows confirmation that Disney will close the Fox linear TV channel in the UK at the end of June.
Also heading to Star on Disney+ is season 2 of the gritty modern reimagining of H G Wells sci-fi classic War of the Worlds. Season 1 will be available to stream May 28, with season 2 landing in July.
Written and created by BAFTA award winner Howard Overman (Misfits, Crazyhead, Merlin), this version is set present-day Europe, War of the Worlds. An alien attack all but wipes out mankind, leaving only pockets of humanity to learn more about the alien invaders. The show stars Gabriel Byrne and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Both new arrivals show how Disney+, with the help of Star, is steadily widening its appeal with content from Disney Television Studios (which includes 20th Television and ABC Signature), FX Productions and 20th Century Studios.
Already available on the service is Atlanta, created, produced and starring Donald Glover, light-hearted procedural drama Bones, and adult animations American Dad! and Family Guy, from Seth MacFarlane.
Disney+ has confirmed that MacFarlane’s live-action sci-fi show The Orville will fly onto the platform this September. Academy award winning movie Nomadland is also available on Star.
It’s not yet clear if another Fox hit, American Horror Story will likewise migrate to Disney+.
Apple TV+ first look: will glossy psychological thriller Surface be your next TV obsession?
What if you woke up one day and didn’t know your own secrets? That’s the premise behind Surface, a new eight-episode psychological thriller from Veronica West (High Fidelity). The show will premiere globally on July 29, 2022 on Apple TV+, with the first three episodes; new episodes will then drop weekly. Against a backdrop ofContinue Reading
TRIC Awards 2022: Can Clarkson’s Farm defeat I’m a Celebrity and Strictly?
TRIC, the Television and Radio Industries Club, has announced the nominees for this year’s TRIC Awards. With over 65,000 votes cast by members of the public and industry experts, the shortlist contains some of the biggest and best-known names in the broadcasting industry, and draws from the world of popular comedy, drama, reality TV, factual,Continue Reading
The Midwich Cuckoos review: Sky’s creepy Sci-Fi chiller is all about family
John Wyndam’s celebrated sci-fi novel The Midwich Cuckoos has made its TV debut, but star Keeley Hawes admits she’s never read the original book. “I didn’t think it would be particularly useful,” she confesses. Sky’s new 7-part chiller brings the classic tale about creepy kids with uncanny powers bang up to date, with a cleverContinue Reading
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