Wiip Sets Up TV Series On Teenage Years Of British Crime Writing Icon Agatha Christie

Godzilla vs. Kong has set a new pandemic box office record, scoring the biggest US opening weekend in over a year.The blockbuster film was released in the US on Wednesday (March 31) and arrived in the UK the following day as a home Premium VOD rental.According to Variety, the movie took $48.5million (£35m) this weekend, beating the record by tens of millions of dollars.

The English serio-comic series “Back” returns for its second season Wednesday (March 31) at midnight on IFC, where it’s making its linear debut (Season 1 premiered on Sundance Now).Headlined by longtime comedy partners David Mitchell and Robert Webb — and created by Simon Blackwell, who co-created FX’s “Breeders” — “Back” is an enjoyable six-episode experience that takes its time to unfold.As well it should, since it’s been four years since “Back” first aired on Channel 4 in the UK — so, while

Objective Fiction, the UK producer behind Netflix comedy Feel Good, is opening a permanent Los Angeles operation, which will be led by head of scripted Hannah Mackay.

BET Goes Online-Only In UK ViacomCBS’s BET is to become an online-only channel in the UK on April 8. The channel will be officially housed on Channel 5 streamer, My5, as well as on ViacomCBS’s advertising-supported streamer Pluto, where it launches on April 5.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading South Korean TV production studio Monster Union has commissioned a local adaptation of British comedy series “Uncle.” The Korean series will be the first localization of the scripted format, which is represented by BBC Studios.The darkly comic series follows the misadventures of a dissolute, out-of-work musician who forges an unlikely alliance with his 12-year-old nephew after being morally blackmailed into looking after him by his chaotic sister, on the

Jordan Belfort, the inspiration for Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf Of Wall Street, is to host a fast-turnaround Discovery+ documentary on the surge in GameStop’s share price.

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery has set a marker down for the UK ambitions of its streaming service Discovery+ by luring BBC presenter Nick Knowles to host a series that has echoes of hit Channel 4 show Grand Designs.

Emma Corrin is headed to the big screen for an adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon has greenlit a creepy thriller series from Hartswood Films, the British production company behind shows including Sherlock and Dracula.

After a trailblazing season of The Crown, the show gathered praise from critics and fan alike, that’s not all, the new season also found a fan in Prince Harry. The Duke opened up about his thoughts about the Netflix series.

The Crown reigned supreme,with Josh O'Connor, Emma Corrin and Gillian Anderson landing awards. But Gillian - who played a formidable Margaret Thatcher in the series - caused a bit of confusion on the night, thanks to her American accent, which threw many fans off.