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Guillermo del Toro is developing a live-action, TV version of the manga Monster for HBO in the States. (opens in new tab) Del Toro is co-writing the pilot with Steven Thompson ( Sherlock , Doctor Who ), which will be based on the 18-volume manga by Naoki Urasawa published between …

Da Vinci’s Demons premieres in the UK on Fox, Friday 19 April at 10pm Don’t forget – Da Vinci’s Demons gets off to a cracking start tonight at 10pm on FOX. The show has already been awarded a second season after it premiered to record viewing figures over there. We …

While the book world is getting excited about Stephen King’s very long-awaited sequel to The Shining in the the form of Doctor Sleep (which is published on 24 September 2013), Hollywood is prepping a prequel called The Overlook Hotel (where, of course, much of the novel takes place). (opens in …

The US Syfy channel had a busy evening of announcements yesterday at the channel’s annual upfront presentation in New York. So take a deep breath… here we go: (opens in new tab) • Being Human USA has been renewed for a fourth season of 13 episodes. “ Being Human really …

BBC Worldwide has announced that it will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who with a spectacular three-day event at ExCeL London, bringing together over 15,000 fans for the ultimate Doctor Who anniversary celebration beginning on Friday 22 November. (opens in new tab) Saturday 23 November 2013 will mark 50 …

Another Original has been added to the potential The Originals , the Vampire Diaries spin-off the centres on the first vampire family. Daniel Gillies, who has played Elijah on and off since season two, episode eight of The Vampire Diaries , has now been confirmed as the third main star …

Glen Mazzara’s replacement as showrunner on The Walking Dead for season four will be Scott Gimple, currently one of the show’s executive producers, according to The Hollywood Reporter . Gimple joined the show at the start of its second season as a producer and has also written five episodes. He …

It’s like the 20th anniversary of Doctor Who and “The Five Doctors” all over again… except three of the Doctors will be different and Tom Baker won’t be just a bunch of stock footage… (opens in new tab) Big Finish has announced that in November, to coincide with Doctor Who …

The final consolidated viewing figure for the Doctor Who Christmas special, “The Snowmen”, has been revealed – 9.87 million. That’s a massive increase of over 2 million on the overnight figure of 7.59 million. The consolidated figure includes people who recorded the show and watched it within the first week. …

’Tis the season to be gory. American Horror Story: Asylum is having a Christmas episode. Yep, we’ll just let that sink in. And Ian McShane ( Deadwood , Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Shores ) is playing Father Christmas. You just know it’s not going to end well. McShane …