TV Show Updates

Inside No 9 to return for Series 6/ Cast announced


Inside No. 9 will return later in 2021.

The new run of the comedy-horror series will once again include six stand-alone stories and will be broadcast weekly. The cast for series six will include Sian Clifford (Fleabag, Quiz), Adrian Dunbar (Line Of Duty), Paterson Joseph (Peep Show, Noughts + Crosses), Lindsay Duncan (A Discovery Of Witches, Black Mirror), Kevin Bishop (Porridge), Nick Mohammed (Intelligence), Bhavna Limbachia (Coronation Street, Citizen Khan), Sarah Parish (W1A, Atlantis) and Gemma Whelan (The End of the F***ing World, Game Of Thrones, Upstart Crow), with more names set to be confirmed in due course.

State Of The Union Renewed For A Second Season

The Emmy-winning short-form comedy series created by Nick Hornby, will return for Season 2 later in the year.

SundanceTV, which premiered the first season of the show in May 2019, announced that Hornby and director Stephen Frears will reunite for the show’s upcoming sophomore season. Brendan Gleeson (“In Bruges”), Patricia Clarkson (“Sharp Objects”) and Esco Jouléy (“High Maintenance”) will star in Season 2, which will consist of 10, 10-minute episodes (just like Season 1)

Line Of Duty Returns on March 21st


Hit cop show Line Of Duty will be back at the end of March, TV bosses have confirmed. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the sixth instalment of Jed Mercurio's nail-biting BBC drama. A teaser, played out on BBC One, revealed that the show will return on Sunday March 21. Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar and Martin Compston will return, while the show also sees Shalom Brune-Franklin play a new addition to the AC-12 team.

The Handmaid's Tale Returns in April


The Handmaid's Tale has revealed season 4's premiere date with an action-packed trailer. Having been delayed on multiple occasions by the ongoing pandemic, the hit Hulu series is now set to return to the streaming service on April 28. Similar to the previous season, the next run of episodes will return with three instalments at once. The remaining seven episodes will then drop on a weekly basis.

'Ink Master' Revived By Paramount+
Less than a year after ending its original 13-season run, Ink Master is already gearing up for a return. In announcing its upcoming slate of programming, Paramount+ confirmed that the reality series is being revived.
Television's first tattoo competition series, Ink Master features artists competing in various challenges to assess their skills. Each episode focuses on a distinct style of ink, with noted tattoo artists and other enthusiasts judging the creativity and technical skills of the contestants.
No time frame for the return of Ink Master has been announced as of yet.

'iCarly' Revival Confirmed At Paramount+

Paramount+ has announced that a revival of iCarly is headed to the streaming service in 2021. The news will see the beloved Nickelodeon sitcom return to television roughly nine years after it ended its original run.
iCarly started out in 2007 and became Nickelodeon's top-rated live-action series among total viewers and key youth demographics. The series starred Miranda Cosgrove as the star of a webcast who, along with her friend Sam, deals with common issues faced by kids their age.
The new version of the show, which will surely appeal to an older audience, is set to include Cosgrove along with original cast members Jerry Trainor, who played Spencer, and Nathan Kress, who played Freddie.

'The Game' Revived By Paramount+

Paramount+ has announced that a revival of The Game has been ordered for the streaming service. The dramedy concluded its original run in 2015 after an impressive nine seasons.
The series began on The CW in 2006 as a spin-off of the TV series Girlfriends in the format of a half-hour comedy. It was eventually canceled after three seasons but was subsequently picked up by BET as an hour-long dramedy, and continued to air for another six seasons.
The format of The Game's revival has not been confirmed, but an official tweet refers to it as a sitcom that offers "a modern-day examination of Black culture through the prism of pro football". The time frame for a return is not yet known.

'Frasier' Revived By Paramount+
In unveiling its future lineup today, Paramount+ announced that Frasier is being revived for a new run on the streaming service. The move brings back to TV one of the most successful and acclaimed comedies of all time.
Kelsey Grammar will be reprising his iconic role as the titular Frasier Crane, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist who moved back to his hometown of Seattle after his marriage ended in Boston. The original Frasier aired for 11 seasons, but the character first started out in the 1980s comedy Cheers before being spun off in 1993.

'Inside Amy Schumer' To Return On Paramount+
Paramount+ announced today that Inside Amy Schumer will be making its long-awaited return on the new streaming service. The sketch comedy series was long-thought to be cancelled when it never returned after being picked up for Season 5 back in 2016.
Amy Schumer had been under contract to produce a fifth season of the show but ended up taking an extended hiatus to focus on other projects. After years passed by, it didn't appear that the show would ever return.
Inside Amy Schumer features scripted vignettes, interviews on the street, and stand-up comedy. Its return is said to consist of five specials, but no other details have been made available at this point.

'The Twilight Zone' Cancelled - No Season 3
It looks like The Twilight Zone will not be coming back for a third season. The sad news comes as Paramount+ today announced which series from CBS All Access would be continuing on the new streaming platform.
A modern re-imagining of the original 1959 series created by Rod Serling, the anthology series was a solid performer during its two-season run. Its first episode in 2019 garnered the highest number of Day 1 viewers for an original series on CBS All Access, plus reviews were mostly positive, with fans and critics appreciating its ability to stay true to the essence of the original.

'Criminal Minds' Revival Heading To Paramount+

Paramount+ announced today that a revival of Criminal Minds is being planned, with longtime showrunner Erica Messer at the helm. The news comes just one year after the long-running procedural drama wrapped its 15-year run.
The series aired between 2005 and 2020 on CBS and was a consistently-solid performer in the network's prime time lineup. Its impressive run reached a total of 324 episodes - an incredible feat by any standard.
Not too much is known about the Criminal Minds revival at this point, but it is said to include potentially all of the cast from its final season. Word is they will be investigating a single case across 10 episodes. No time frame for its release has been revealed.

'Ray Donovan' Returning For Showtime Movie

Showtime announced today that Ray Donovan will be returning for a movie that will allow the veteran series to properly finish its story. The good news comes a year after the drama was unexpectedly cancelled after seven seasons.
Fans were understandably upset when the show got axed, as its final episode ended on a cliffhanger that seemed like it would never be resolved. Thankfully that is no longer the case, as the movie is said to pick up where Season 7 left off.
Ray Donovan stars Liev Schreiber as the titular character, who does the dirty work for some of Los Angeles' most-powerful figures. As their go-to guy, he makes the problems of the city's elite celebrities, athletes, and businessmen disappear. Jon Voight and Kerris Dorsey will be back along with Schreiber for the film, which will follow Ray as he works to find and stop Mickey from causing more damage.

'The Oval' Renewed For Season 3
BET announced today that Tyler Perry's The Oval has been picked up for a third season. The good news comes a week into the drama's sophomore run, which premiered with an average of 1.4 million viewers last Tuesday.
The series follows Hunter Franklin, who has just been elected President of the United States thanks to help from certain influential people. As he and his seemingly-perfect family move into their new residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., it is not long before they shake things up, affecting the lives of the staff who focus on the inner workings of the nation's most iconic residence.
Season 3 of The Oval is expected to begin production later this year, with a likely return in early 2022.

'Holey Moley' Renewed For Two More Seasons
ABC announced today that Holey Moley has been awarded a two-season pickup that will take the competition series to at least Season 4. The good news comes five months after the show's sophomore run, which continued its solid performance as a summery entry, even increasing its overall viewership compared to its debut outing.
The show puts a comedic twist on the game of mini-golf, with contestants of all ages facing off in challenges on a larger-than-life course featuring uniquely themed holes. Three rounds are played in each episode, with three finalists moving on to Mt. Holey Moley, which determines which of them goes home with the $25,000 grand prize.
Look for Season 3 of Holey Moley this summer.

'I Hate Suzie' Renewed For Season 2
Sky TV announced today that I Hate Suzie has been picked up for a second season. The British dramedy, which airs on HBO Max in the US, premiered last year with an eight-episode run that garnered widespread critical acclaim.
The series stars Billy Piper as Suzie Pickles, a woman who lives a fairly normal life until her world is upended when her phone is hacked and pictures of her emerge in an extremely compromising position. She can't help but unravel as the traumatizing event spreads to every aspect of her life, causing her to go through the stages of shock, denial, fear, shame, bargaining, guilt, anger, and acceptance as she and her best friend try to hold her life, career, and marriage together.
Look for Season 2 of I Hate Suzie in 2022.