Books
How accurate is The Pacific? Checked against the two Marines' memoirs it was built on
HBO's The Pacific was adapted from two Marine memoirs and a third man who never wrote one. Where the series follows Eugene Sledge and Robert Leckie exactly, where it merges and rearranges them, and which of its hardest scenes came straight off the page.
September 20, 2026 4:02 pm
The White Lotus’ Meghann Fahy trades resorts for spycraft in a new thriller series
After Sirens, The White Lotus’ Meghann Fahy has been cast in a new thriller — but it’s what her character gets up to that’ll raise your eyebrows.
September 18, 2026 2:09 pm
HBO's Harry Potter gives Lucius Malfoy a backstory in season 1 — the villain who actually needs one is Quirrell
‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ is set to deepen one villain — yet, for Season 1, it’s another who’s crying out for a proper backstory.
September 18, 2026 2:58 am
Flanagan has a season of The Dark Tower written and Stephen King's blessing — and still no studio willing to pay for it
Mike Flanagan has encouraging updates on two projects — one’s still alive, and the other he’s currently writing.
September 17, 2026 9:43 pm
Zack Snyder already took pieces of The Dark Knight Returns for Batman v Superman - now he wants the whole book, outside the DC universe
Zack Snyder has a comic-book favourite for his next adaptation — and it’s the sort likely to set fans at odds.
September 17, 2026 4:34 am
Netflix is making an animated Diablo series, the first of several Blizzard worlds it is taking on
Netflix’s new dark fantasy could fuse The Witcher and Arcane vibes — and, whisper it, maybe out-thrill Game of Thrones.
September 17, 2026 12:41 am
The Last of Us will stop in 2027 exactly where the games stop - the Game of Thrones mistake HBO is not repeating
Casey Bloys has confirmed The Last of Us Season 3 is happening — and it’s swerving the Game of Thrones misstep you’re dreading.
September 17, 2026 12:14 am
HBO has found its Arthur Weasley: Rafe Spall takes the role Mark Williams played in eight films
HBO’s Harry Potter series has found its Arthur Weasley, Moaning Myrtle and Colin Creevey for Season 2 — but the fresh faces behind them may surprise you.
September 16, 2026 2:04 pm
Slow Horses is back on 16 September and done by 21 October — six episodes to answer what last year's finale left hanging
Jack Lowden and Gary Oldman lead Slow Horses back for Season 6 on Apple TV — and you won’t be waiting long.
September 16, 2026 4:38 am
Percy Jackson's third season lands on Disney+ on 20 November, the first to break from Riordan's books
Brace yourselves: Percy Jackson & the Olympians lead Walter Scobell says Disney+’s season 3 will veer off Rick Riordan’s books in a big way.
September 16, 2026 3:46 am
Fifty-one years on, Spielberg still says he fears the sharks are angry at him for what Jaws did to them
Half a century on, one Jaws decision still nags at Steven Spielberg — and yes, there’s a specific choice he’d take back.
September 15, 2026 12:30 am
Gary Oldman says the Harry Potter films cut too much, and HBO can finally do it word for word
A Harry Potter star reckons HBO’s reboot could outshine the films — and has a straightforward reason for saying so.
September 14, 2026 11:15 pm
Murdoch Mysteries leaves Toronto for its twentieth season, and opens in Malta on 5 October
A popular Canadian murder mystery has locked in its season 20 comeback — with Jason Mewes and more big names appearing — but when, exactly?
September 14, 2026 3:46 am
Broadway's Aladdin has never had a female Genie, and Sherri Shepherd takes it on 16 October
Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway has lined up a history-making new Genie for a limited holiday run — and yes, it’s a daytime TV favourite you’ll definitely recognise.
September 13, 2026 5:40 pm
Sorry, Ransom Canyon fans: Netflix has pulled the plug on its 2-part Taylor Sheridan replacement western
Netflix’s bid for a 'Yellowstone'-style hit has fizzled — the series has been cancelled after two seasons.
September 13, 2026 2:47 pm
Can’t wait for HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’? Try 8 near-perfect fantasy series instead
HBO has pencilled in December 2026 for 'Harry Potter' and named its three leads — find out who landed the roles.
September 13, 2026 2:15 pm
What book is Silo based on? It began as a self-published Kindle short story
The book behind Apple TV+'s Silo — Hugh Howey's trilogy of Wool, Shift, and Dust, which began life as a self-published Kindle short story in 2011. How a side project became a bestselling series, what each book covers, and how the show maps onto them.
September 10, 2026 8:16 pm
What happened to the world in Silo? It started at the silos' own unveiling ceremony
Silo season 3 finally shows the Before Times. Here's what Apple TV+'s drama has confirmed about how the world ended, who built the silos, and what the source novels suggest is still to come.
September 9, 2026 8:02 pm
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