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Netflix should welcome back Sex Education, Top Boy, After Life and The Witcher in 2021, but a more eye-catching flexing of its muscles came when it unveiled a slate of fresh literary adaptations: Half Bad, Lockwood & Co, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and Cuckoo Song will all be made exclusively for the streamer over the coming years, adding to the previously announced Anatomy of a Scandal and Behind Her Eyes to create an array of series based on popular books. These are the sort of prog...

Netflix announces seven brand new shows as The Crown series 5 begins production The UK and Irish version of Netflix has announced that seven new shows are coming to the streaming series, while favourites including Sex Education and The Crown have started production on their new seasons The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Daily Stars Inside Hot TV newsletter sees Ed Gleave send you tellys hot takes straight to your inbox every SundayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again l...

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Netflix announces seven new UK series BANG Showbiz 15/12/2020 Bang Showbiz © Bang Showbiz Rowan Atkinson Netflix has announced that seven new UK series are to be released in the coming months. The streaming platform has revealed details of the new shows, which have been produced across the UK, following the success of hit programmes such as Sex Education and The Crown. Netflix said on Twitter: "Following on from the global success of shows like Sex Education, The Crown, T...

December 16th, 2020 By David Knox 4 commentsFiled under: Streaming, Netflix this week commissioned new titles in the UK, including one co-written by Aussie writer Sarah Dollard ( Bridgerton, Doctor Who, Being Human, Neighbours). Rowan Atkinson will also feature in a new comedy, Man vs Bee. Baby Reindeer (8 x 30) Writer/Lead Actor: Richard Gadd (Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner 2016, he has written episodes for Sex Education) Production Company: Clerkenwell Films Synopsis: Based on a compelling ...

The Mr Bean-like Man Vs Bee Rowan Atkinson is to make a series of physical comedy shorts for Netflix entitled Man Vs Bee. The  ten-minute shorts will feature a character who battles an annoying bee, and is likely to be in the vein of the hugely successful Mr Bean series. Calling the ten new episodes ‘a riotous comedy’, the Netflix  blurb says: ‘A man finds himself at war with a bee while house-sitting a luxurious mansion. Who will win, and what irreparable damage will be done in the pro...

Eight-episode show based on his experiences as a stalking victim Netflix is to make an eight-part series based on Richard Gadd’s award-winning one-man show Baby Reindeer. The show, about the comedian’s experiences of being the victim of stalking, is based on the monologue that debuted at  last year’s  Edinburgh Fringe. It then transferred to the Bush Theatre, London, where it won an Olivier Award for outstanding achievement at an affiliate theatre.  Burb from the streaming giant says: ...

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, as well as an adaptation of Sally Greens Half Bad trilogy, which is described as an "angsty, roller-coaster ride of a young adult show" from Meanwhile, Netflix is developing Cuckoo Song, a "gripping" horror tale based on the book by Frances Hardinge about two estranged sisters – one human, one monster – who must reunite to reverse a pact gone wrong and mend their broken family. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the s...

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Netflix just announced a load of brand new UK original series Seven whole series! Sex Education to Head of the UK content team, Netflixs Anne Mensah said of the decision: "Setting up a team entirely based in the U.K. was always about being able to better connect to the fantastic program makers we have here; to provide a space for writers, producers, directors and actors that feels local, friendly and familiar but also provides talent the opportunity to make shows that will impact on a global ...