

GANGS OF LONDON: CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR FOURTH SERIES OF SKY DRAMA AS FILMING BEGINS
Sky confirms that filming is underway on the fourth series of the hit Sky and AMC+ Original drama Gangs of London, produced by VICE Studios, with Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Michelle Fairley, Narges Rashidi and Andrew Koji among the returning cast. Jack Lothian (Strike Back, Who Is Erin Carter?) joins as lead writer and executive producer alongside Jean Luc Herbulot (Zero, Saloum) as lead director. Herbulot’s film Saloum premiered in the Midnight Madness strand at TIFF, the same programme


YOUNG SHERLOCK RENEWED FOR SECOND SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO
Prime Video announced the renewal of Young Sherlock, starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After series) as Sherlock Holmes. From visionary director Guy Ritchie, Young Sherlock is an irreverent, action-packed mystery that charts the legendary origin story of the world’s greatest detective. All eight episodes of Season One are available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. “Young Sherlock has that rare magic—millions of fans around the world


RED EYE: HIT THRILLER 'SET FOR THIRD SERIES' ON ITV
Reports suggest the hit drama will be returning for a third series, though ITV are yet to make any announcement. A source told The Sun newspaper: "So from fearing it might not return, it now looks like bringing Red Eye back is a bit of a no brainer for ITV. Though they’ve yet to officially recommission the third outing or confirm castings." The second series, which launched earlier this year, saw Jing Lusi reprising her role as DS Hana Li for a new investigation alongside gu


THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13¾: FIRST LOOK AND FURTHER CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR BBC DRAMA ADAPTATION
Casting for The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ has been announced and a first-look picture released as filming begins on the new series for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. Based on Sue Townsend’s best-selling book of the same name, the nine-part series is being adapted for the screen by David Nicholls (One Day, Us) and made by Big Talk Studios, part of ITV Studios, for the BBC. Oliver Savell (Changing Ends, Belfast) will star as the iconic Adrian Mole. Oliver received a BAFTA


LEGACY OF SPIES: FURTHER CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR NEW BBC DRAMA AS FILMING BEGINS
The BBC has announced that filming has begun on The Ink Factory’s landmark series, Legacy of Spies, which sees spymaster George Smiley’s long-anticipated return to television. Adapted from le Carré’s global bestseller The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and drawing on material his 2017 novel A Legacy of Spies, the eight-part espionage thriller is show run and written by Stephen Cornwell (Message from the King, A Most Wanted Man) and Clarisa Ingram. Michael Lennox (Say Nothing,


MAVIS ECCLESTON: PENELOPE WILTON AND JONATHAN PRYCE TO LEAD NEW ITV FACTUAL DRAMA
ITV have commissioned Mavis Eccleston, the tragic and extraordinary real-life story of a woman who survived a joint suicide pact with the love of her life and husband of nearly 60 years and was subsequently arrested and charged with his murder. The four-part drama will star Penelope Wilton (After Life, Downton Abbey, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Jonathan Pryce (Wolf Hall, Slow Horses, The Crown) in the leading roles of Mavis and Dennis Eccleston and will be produced by


BEYOND PARADISE: DEATH IN PARADISE SPIN-OFF RENEWED FOR FIFTH SERIES ON BBC ONE
The BBC has commissioned a fifth series of Death In Paradise spin-off Beyond Paradise. Filming will begin in Devon this July and the series is expected to air on BBC One in 2027. Made for the BBC by Red Planet Pictures in a co-commission with BritBox International, new mysteries and puzzling cases await DI Humphrey Goodman and the team in Shipton Abbott. In the current series, fact and folklore blur as they investigate the death of a novelist who predicted their demise, a m


SHETLAND RETURNS FOR ELEVENTH SERIES ON BBC ONE, NEW AND RETURNING CAST ANNOUNCED AS FILMING BEGINS
Filming has begun on the new series of the acclaimed BBC murder mystery drama Shetland with Ashley Jensen and Alison O’Donnell reprising their roles as DI Ruth Calder and DI Alison ‘Tosh’ McIntosh alongside series regulars and guest casting. Shetland - a Silverprint Pictures (part of ITV Studios) production - will film in locations around Scotland and on the Shetland Isles over the coming months with the series arriving on BBC iPlayer and BBC One later this year. Joining th


TIP TOE: FIRST LOOK CLIP FROM NEW CHANNEL 4 DRAMA FROM RUSSELL T DAVIES, STARRING ALAN CUMMING AND DAVID MORRISSEY
Alan Cumming (The Traitors, Glenrothan) is Leo, vivid, funny and dynamic, he’s the owner of a bar called Spit & Polish in Manchester’s Gay Village. David Morrissey (Sherwood, Daddy Issues) is Clive, Leo’s unsmiling and troubled next-door neighbour. The five-part series will follow Leo and Clive who have lived next door to each other in Manchester for almost 15 years. But just as life should be settling down, the world around them is growing more tense. Words become weapons, o


MINISTRY OF TIME: FILMING ON BBC DRAMA ADAPTATION TO COMMENCE THIS SUMMER
Well over two years since it was announced, filming on new BBC drama The Ministry Of Time is finally set to commence in July, TV Zone understands. The 6x60' drama is based on Kaliane Bradley’s debut novel of the same name and is adapted by Alice Birch (Normal People, The End We Start From, Dead Ringers). The Ministry of Time, a newly established government department, is gathering ‘expats’ from across history in an experiment to test the viability of time-travel. Commander G


LEGENDS: FIRST LOOK AND LAUNCH DATE CONFIRMED FOR NETFLIX CRIME THRILLER FROM NEIL FORSYTH
New crime six-part high-stakes, thrilling drama from writer Neil Forsyth (The Gold, Guilt) and produced by Tannadice Pictures (The Gold) lands Thursday 7th May. Based on extensive research and interviews with those involved, and inspired by one of the most remarkable criminal investigations ever conducted, the story follows an unlikely group of British customs employees sent undercover to infiltrate some of the country’s most dangerous criminal drug gangs. In the early 1990


LUDWIG RENEWED FOR THIRD SERIES ON BBC ONE AHEAD OF SECOND SERIES COMING LATER THIS YEAR
EXCLUSIVE The smash hit detective series starring David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin has been recommissioned for a third series by the BBC - ahead of the second series which is expected to air later this year. TV Zone understands filming on the third series, yet to be announced by the BBC, will commence this Autumn. The first series in 2024 captivated audiences, attracting over 9.5 million viewers, making it the BBC’s biggest scripted show of the year and the biggest laun


PRISONER: TRAILER RELEASED AND LAUNCH DATE CONFIRMED FOR NEW SKY DRAMA
Sky unveils a first look image of Golden Globe and BAFTA award nominee Tahar Rahim (The Serpent, Un Prophète) and Scottish BAFTA award-winner Izuka Hoyle (Boiling Point, Big Boys) in Prisoner, a high-stakes Sky Original action thriller coming in 2026. Created and written by acclaimed writer Matt Charman (Hostage, Bridge of Spies,) and directed by BAFTA-winner Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders), the six-part series follows a deadly manhunt where trust can be fatal. The series foll


THE DAY: MINNIE DRIVER TO LEAD CAST OF NEW PARAMOUNT+ UK THRILLER BASED ON BELGIAN SERIES, DE DAG
Paramount+ announced that Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting, Emily in Paris), Luca Pasqualino (Rivals, The Musketeers) and Louisa Harland (Renegade Nell, Derry Girls) are set to lead the cast of THE DAY (w/t), a high-octane, eight-part heist thriller based on the 2018 Belgian series De Dag. THE DAY (w/t) is a propulsive edge-of-your-seat thriller unfolding across a single, gripping day. When police stumble across a bank robbery mid-heist, the criminals barricade themselves in




























































