Tag Archives: Historical

Gentleman Jack creator Sally Wainwright says she’s “gutted” the show has been canceled by HBO – but promises that all hope for season 3 is not lost, as the BBC looks into finding a new partner. Last week, the US channel confirmed it would not be moving forward with the …

Netflix’s The Last Kingdom is bringing in rave reactions online – and people are even saying it’s better than Game of Thrones. The series is based on Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories novels and started out as a BBC show. It follows Uhtred, who is raised as a Dane after …

The first reactions to Robert Eggers’ The Northman are in, and the initial responses to the action-filled epic are overwhelmingly positive. Starring Björk, Claes Bang, Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, Alexander Skarsgård and more, the movie is based on the same Scandinavian folk tale that inspired Shakespeare’s …

Peaky Blinders season 6 Netflix release date is imminent. The series has finished airing on BBC in the UK, but if you’re overseas, you’re going to have to wait a little while longer. The latest – and final – series sees the return of Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, while …

Netflix has released a new trailer for Bridgerton season 2, and the next installment of the historical romp promises romance and scandal in equal measure. Season 2 will see the Sharma family, including daughters Kate (Sex Education’s Simone Ashley) and Edwina (Charithra Chandran), arrive from India and Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan …

Vikings: Valhalla does not waste time. The Netflix spin-off invades, pillages, wages war, and crowns kings – all within its first few episodes. It’s little wonder, then, that the event that kicks off the series feels like an afterthought.  Set over a century after the original History Channel series, Valhalla …

The Crown season 5 has found its Prince William – and he’ll be played by Prince Charles actor Dominic West’s real-life son, Variety (opens in new tab) reports. Senan West will reportedly play a slightly older Prince William, portraying him as he begins to mature into a young man, and he’ll …

Cory Barlog has opened up on what it’s like stepping back from his previous role as creative director on God of War: Ragnarok. God of War: Ragnarok is getting a major change behind the scenes with Eric Williams taking over as creative director, and, in an interview with GamesRadar+, former …

Matt Damon has spoken about working on The Last Duel script with his co-star Ben Affleck and screenwriter Nicole Holofcener.  “It’s a story about perspective,” Damon told Entertainment Tonight (opens in new tab). “So, there are two knights and then there’s the Lady Marguerite. So Ben and I wrote the …

A new month means new movies and TV shows are coming to Amazon Prime. And, as usual, we’ve put them all into this handy list for you. As far as July movie nights go, you’re all set – there’s new Chris Pratt-led sci-fi actioner The Tomorrow War arriving at the …