Breaking Bad Emmy Award winner Anna Gunn and Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver have joined the cast of Fox’s Gracepoint – the American take on UK hit Broadchurch. They join David Tennant, whose role will echo the character he played in the original. Gunn takes on the role of Detective Ellie Miller, who misses out on […]
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The Day of the Doctor: New Photos Released!
The BBC and BBC America have released new of photos from Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary Special: The Day of the Doctor. Stunning revelations include mixed Doctor/Companion pairings; historical figures (Queen Elizabeth I); returning monsters (Zygons! Daleks!); three different sonic screwdrivers; the return of head of UNIT, Kate Stewart, and so much more (note a certain […]
Cosmic Trailer: Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor!
There’s a trailer for Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor. Yes, it’s brilliant – and yes, anything I could say would be superfluous. Check it out following the jump.
BBC America Sets Simulcast Time for The Day of the Doctor; Unveils Week-Long Doctor Who Takeover!
By now, everyone knows that the 50th Anniversary Special The Day of The Doctor will be simulcast on Saturday, November 23rd – the day that Doctor Who, the world’s longest running sci-fi television series, turns 50. Today BBC America announced that the simulcast will begin at 2:50 ET and that The Day of the Doctor […]
WooWho! The Day of the Doctor to be Simulcast Globally!
The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, will be globally simulcast on Saturday, November 23rd – fifty years, to the day, after the premiere of television’s longest-running sci-fi series ever. Currently, 75 countries – including the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Botswana, Myanmar and Mexico, among others – will see the special simultaneously. […]
Doctor Who 50th Anniversary: Poster Image Unveiled for The Day of The Doctor
The much anticipate Doctor Who special The Day of The Doctor got a cool new poster today. Doctors Ten and Eleven frame the mysterious John Hurt version of The Doctor that was revealed at the end of the show’s seventh season. The 75-minute special is the centerpiece of the celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary […]
BBC America’s Broadchurch: Unsettling Murder Mystery Is Engrossing, Haunting, Riveting!
Broadchurch (BBC America, Wednesdays, 10/9C), premiering tonight, deals with the murder of a young boy in the titular English coastal town. It follows a single case through eight deliberately paced episodes that track both the murder investigation and the effect that both have on the town. It is also very, very good.
BBC America’s Broadchurch: Watch The Trailer!
BBC America has released a trailer for the mystery series Broadchurch – which we profiled earlier this week. Premiering as part of the network’s Dramaville Wednesday evening programming, the eight-episode series stars David Tennant and Olivia Colman and features Arthur Darvill, another Doctor Who alumnus. Broadchurch begins August 7th. Check out the trailer after the […]
David Tennant Returns to BBC America in Broadchurch!
Following his stint as the tenth Doctor on Doctor Who – and a satisfyingly tense turn on the miniseries, Spies of Warsaw – David Tennant will be back on American television as by-the-book DI (Detective Inspector) Alec Hardy, a dour, bristly sort whose recent posting to Broadchurch makes him the superior officer to Olivia Colman’s […]
Spies of Warsaw: Dramaville’s Pre-WWII Spy/Romantic Miniseries is a Taut Thriller!
Spies of Warsaw (Wednesday, April 3 &10, 9/8C) is one of BBC America’s best Dramaville presentations. The two-part miniseries, based on the acclaimed novel by Alan Furst, is a complex, tension-packed take on the espionage heavy period immediately preceding World War II – from 1937 and 1939 – mostly in Warsaw, with brief periods in […]
Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Special Cast Revealed!
BBC America revealed this morning that the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler are about to be reunited! David Tennant and Billie Piper will appear in the show’s 50th Anniversary Special alongside the remarkable John Hurt and our stalwart current Doctor, Matt Smith and mysterious companion Clara Oswin, played by Jenna Louise-Coleman. Does this mean that […]