TV - Page 79
Taylor Sheridan almost landed Jon Bernthal’s signature The Walking Dead role
Taylor Sheridan says he nearly landed a pivotal TV role that launched Jon Bernthal — and reckons missing out was, oddly, a win for them both.
August 5, 2026 9:11 pm
Where is Harry Wild set — and can you visit Jane Seymour's real filming locations?
If you've been watching Jane Seymour solve murders between literary quotations and wondered where all those handsome Georgian streets are, the answer is pleasingly straightforward: what you see is what you get. Here's where the show lives — and where to find it in real life.
August 5, 2026 8:55 pm
The EastEnders star who has died was one of Walford's longest-serving patriarchs
Tributes have been pouring in for Derek Martin, the actor behind one of EastEnders' best-loved dads. His family confirmed through his agent, Sharon Henry, that he died on 10 January 2026, aged 92. For a generation of viewers, he was simply Charlie Slater.
August 5, 2026 8:16 pm
Why was Taskmaster cancelled? America has killed it twice
Search "Taskmaster cancelled" and you'll find plenty of hits — but here's the thing: the show you're probably thinking of is in rude health. The cancellations were both American, and both brutal. Here's the full picture.
August 5, 2026 7:42 pm
Why is Coronation Street 30 minutes now? ITV's 'power hour' comes with a cut fans didn't ask for
If you've settled down for Corrie recently and felt it was over rather quickly — you're not imagining it. Since January 2026, the programme runs half an hour a night instead of a full hour.
August 5, 2026 6:45 pm
When is Coronation Street going back to an hour? The World Cup reshuffle left fans wanting more
For a few weeks this summer, something old-fashioned happened on ITV: hour-long episodes of Coronation Street. The 2026 World Cup tore up the schedule, the soap stretched back to 60 minutes on the nights it did air — and plenty of viewers decided they preferred it.
August 5, 2026 4:10 pm
Who was the killer in The Shards? The biggest clue is the murder that happened after Robert died
Bret Easton Ellis's The Shards — published in January 2023, his first novel in 13 years — runs to roughly 600 pages of 1981 Los Angeles, narrated by a 17-year-old Buckley prep school senior called Bret while a serial killer dubbed the Trawler stalks the city. If you finished it still asking who the killer actually was, you're not alone.
August 5, 2026 3:46 pm
Why did Eric leave That '70s Show? The Africa storyline was covering for something else
At the end of season 7 in 2005, Eric Forman announced he was off to Africa to teach English for a year — and That '70s Show spent its entire final season without its main character. On screen, it was a gap year. Off screen, it was something else entirely.
August 5, 2026 3:18 pm
The Westies: the Taylor Sheridan meets Guy Ritchie crime thriller you should catch up on now
MGM+ having a proper crack at the gangster genre, but this time it's not the usual suspects grabbing the spotlight.
August 5, 2026 3:10 pm
His first victim knew him best: who the killer is in Las Azules
Apple TV+'s Las Azules — Women in Blue to English-speaking viewers — spent its ten-episode first season in 1971 Mexico City, where the newly formed female police force hunts a serial killer the press calls the Tlalpan Undresser. The show finally puts a face and a name to him in its closing episodes.
August 5, 2026 2:53 pm