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First look at Jack Thorne’s haunting new BBC adaptation of Lord of the Flies, filmed on location in Malaysia with a cast of young newcomers.
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First Look Images Revealed For Jack Thorne’s Adaptation Of ‘Lord Of The Flies’ | TV News | Geektown

The BBC and Stan have unveiled first-look images for ‘Lord of the Flies’, a new four-part adaptation of William Golding’s haunting novel, written and

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 1h

The BBC is retelling the Titanic disaster in real time. 🚢
‘Titanic Sinks Tonight’ is a four-part dramatised documentary that uses eyewitness testimony to recreate the fateful night minute by minute. Coming soon to BBC One & iPlayer.
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‘Titanic Sinks Tonight’: BBC’s Real-Time Titanic Docu-Drama Reveals the Tragedy Minute by Minute | TV News | Geektown

The BBC has unveiled first-look images from ‘Titanic Sinks Tonight’, a bold four-part dramatised documentary that re-tells the infamous maritime disaster

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 1h

Jeremy Strong (Succession) is heading to Paramount+ for ‘9/12’, a powerful limited series about the legal fight for 9/11’s first responders. Production begins in 2026, premiering globally in 2027. Read more: www.geektown.co.uk/2025/10/09/j...

Jeremy Strong to Star in ‘9/12,’ a Powerful Paramount+ Drama About the Legal Fight for 9/11’s First Responders | TV News | Geektown

Paramount+ has officially greenlit ‘9/12’, a six-part limited series starring and executive produced by Jeremy Strong (Succession, The Apprentice), with

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 1h

Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave) dives into office chaos and corporate paranoia in ‘The Chair Company’, his new HBO mystery-comedy. Coming to Sky Comedy this October! 🪑🤯
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‘The Chair Company’: Tim Robinson’s Weird New Workplace Conspiracy Lands on Sky Comedy In The UK This October | TV News | Geektown

https://youtu.be/b0lDMHAGDnU?si=c5_2F-GWtu_v2rws Former SNL writers Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, the brilliantly twisted minds behind I Think You Should

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 20h

The Dark Passenger returns... 🩸
‘Dexter: Resurrection’ is officially renewed for Season 2, with Michael C. Hall confirming “the story continues.” Dexter’s back in killer form (is it wrong that we love him for it?).
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‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Officially Renewed For Season 2 At Showtime As Michael C. Hall Confirms “The Story Continues” | TV News | Geektown

https://youtu.be/HBxskw_agZg?si=MrPnUJ4EepzZb7K8 The Dark Passenger lives on. Showtime has officially renewed ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ for a second season,

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 23h

Victorian drama fans rejoice! 🎩 ‘The Forsytes’ from Poldark creator Debbie Horsfield has a UK premiere date this October on 5, ahead of its 2026 US debut on PBS Masterpiece. Expect love, scandal and power plays in 1880s London.
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‘The Forsytes’ Sets UK Premiere Date This October On 5 As PBS Masterpiece Confirms 2026 US Debut | TV News | Geektown

https://youtu.be/5oks7dbcOEA?si=yVC7b_ZL9xiOvy-n Victorian London is about to get a new dose of passion, pride and scandal, as ‘The Forsytes’, a

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 23h

Disney+ UK (and Hulu in the US) has dropped the trailer for Ryan Murphy’s star-studded legal drama ‘All’s Fair’, starring Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Sarah Paulson & Glenn Close! ⚖️✨ Streaming this November.
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Disney+/Hulu Drops Trailer for Ryan Murphy’s Star-Studded Legal Drama ‘All’s Fair’ Premiering This November | TV News | Geektown

https://youtu.be/YhZhQDObnpo?si=Dkeuy6B-6umR-5Cd Disney+ has revealed the official trailer for ‘All’s Fair’, the new legal drama from Ryan Murphy

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 1d

Disney+ has dropped first look images and confirmed a January premiere for Steven Knight’s BAFTA-winning drama ‘A Thousand Blows’ Season 2.

Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty & Stephen Graham all return for more Victorian blood, grit and glory.

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Disney+ Drops First Look and Confirms Premiere Date for ‘A Thousand Blows’ Season 2 | TV News | Geektown

Disney+ has revealed the first look at the highly anticipated second season of ‘A Thousand Blows’, the BAFTA Award-winning drama from creator Steven

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 1d

Rowan Atkinson returns to Netflix this December in ‘Man vs Baby’, a festive follow up to ‘Man vs Bee’, as Trevor Bingley swaps buzzing chaos for a crying one... and it might not go any smoother!

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Netflix Reveals First Look Images and Premiere Date for Rowan Atkinson’s ‘Man vs Baby’ | TV News | Geektown

Netflix has released the first images and confirmed the UK premiere date for ‘Man vs Baby’, the festive follow-up to Rowan Atkinson’s 2022 slapstick hit

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 1d

ITVX unleashes two blood-drenched treats this October! 🧛‍♂️🔥
Sink your teeth into ‘Firebite’, a fierce Aussie vampire drama, and ‘Eli Roth’s History of Horror’, a chilling deep-dive into the genre’s dark heart.
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ITVX Brings Two AMC Stories Series to the UK This October: ‘Firebite’ and ‘Eli Roth’s History of Horror’ | TV News | Geektown

ITVX is adding a blood-soaked double bill of AMC Stories titles this October, serving up vampires and visceral filmmaking in equal measure. First up is

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 1d

Elizabeth Banks gets tiny and Matthew Macfadyen gets terrified in Sky’s sharp new US comedy-drama ‘The Miniature Wife’, coming in 2026! A surreal, witty look at marriage, power, and what happens when technology makes one of you pocket-sized! 😂
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Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen Star in New Sky Exclusive Comedy Drama ‘The Miniature Wife’, Coming in 2026 | TV News | Geektown

Sky has picked up the sharp and surreal US comedy-drama ‘The Miniature Wife’ for the UK & Ireland, ahead of its international debut at MIPCOM 2025.

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 1d

Liam Hemsworth takes up the silver swords as Geralt in ‘The Witcher’ Season 4! The new trailer teases war, monsters, and a fractured Continent — as Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri fight to reunite. ⚔️🐉
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‘The Witcher’ Season 4 Trailer Unleashes Liam Hemsworth’s Geralt on a Bloody Search for Ciri | TV News | Geektown

https://youtu.be/HK9dU6JIroU?si=tJT_DZfx0RjACzsA The Continent burns once more as Netflix releases the full trailer for ‘The Witcher’ Season 4, marking a

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 1d

🎙️ This week on Geektown Radio, we’re joined by The Traitors’ very own Miles Asteri — the man behind the fizzy rosé murder! 🍷💀
Plus chat about Frauds, Afterlife With Archie & the return of Peaky Blinders!
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Traitors’ Miles Asteri, Frauds, Afterlife With Archie & Peaky Blinders | Geektown Radio 476 | TV News | Geektown

This week on Geektown Radio, we’re joined by the delightfully deadly Miles Asteri, star of ‘The Traitors’ Season 2, best known for “murdering” poor Diane

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 2d

ITVX is going interstellar! 🌍🚀
You can literally sit on your sofa and stare into space with 'Space Live', a 24/7 livestream from the International Space Station, streaming in 4K this October.
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ITVX literally lets you stare into space with new ‘Space Live’ livestream from the ISS | TV News | Geektown

https://youtu.be/oDasqV8gedA?si=lfYWwwy0z8gPVglb Have you ever wanted to just… stare into space? ITVX is about to make that possible, quite

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 2d

BBC Comedy has ordered ‘Push’, a new sitcom from Jessica Knappett (Drifters, Avoidance, Hitmen), set in a chaotic West Yorkshire maternity ward where miracles and mishaps arrive daily! 👶💥
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BBC Comedy Delivers ‘Push’, a New Midwife Sitcom from Jessica Knappett | TV News | Geektown

BBC Comedy has ordered ‘Push’, a brand-new sitcom created and written by Jessica Knappett (Drifters, Avoidance, Hitmen), taking viewers inside the messy,

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 2d

The Jessops are back! 🎉 BBC confirms ‘Here We Go’ will return for a fourth series, plus a brand-new festive special full of chaotic family fun!
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‘Here We Go’ Returns for Series 4, Plus a Festive Special on the Way! | TV News | Geektown

The wonderfully chaotic Jessop family are heading back to BBC One, as ‘Here We Go’ has officially been commissioned for a fourth series, alongside a

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Moyer swaps vampires for Vermeer in ‘Art Detectives’, a slick new crime drama where murder meets masterpieces. 🖼️💀
Premiering this October on U&Drama, with the full box set streaming on U.
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‘Art Detectives’: U&Drama Sets UK Premiere for Stephen Moyer’s Stylish Art World Crime Drama | TV News | Geektown

It’s time to trade fingerprints for paintbrushes and evidence bags for easels as ‘Art Detectives’ lands on U&Drama this October. The new six-part

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 2d

Paramount+ has ordered A24’s legal thriller ‘Discretion’, starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning. A young lawyer uncovers dark secrets buried beneath NDAs at a powerful Dallas firm… 🔥⚖️
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Paramount+ orders A24 legal thriller ‘Discretion’ starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning | TV News | Geektown

Paramount+ has handed a straight-to-series order to ‘Discretion’, a new legal thriller from A24 starring Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies, The Undoing) and

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 2d

Detective Renée Ballard is back on the case! 🔍 Prime Video has renewed ‘Ballard’ for Season 2, with Maggie Q returning as the LAPD detective from Michael Connelly’s universe. Read more 👇
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Prime Video Renews ‘Ballard’ For Season 2, Expanding Michael Connelly’s Detective Universe | TV News | Geektown

Prime Video has confirmed that ‘Ballard’, starring Maggie Q (Nikita, Designated Survivor), will return for a second season. The series continues the story

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 2d

Athena and Hen are going to SPACE! 🚀🐳

The 9-1-1 Season 9 trailer sees Angela Bassett and Aisha Hinds blast off after saving a billionaire who got swallowed by a whale... because of course it does.

‘9-1-1’ Season 9 lands this October on Disney+ UK.
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‘9-1-1’ Season 9 Trailer Sends Athena And Hen Into Space... Because Why Not? | TV News | Geektown

https://youtu.be/t7D0zqoYA1E?si=qvW_kkkTSxeUeVms Just when you think '9-1-1' has run out of ways to cause absolute chaos in Los Angeles, the trailer for

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 3d

Netflix has unleashed the gloriously gross trailer for ‘The Twits’, reimagining Roald Dahl’s nastiest couple in all their disgusting glory. From the team behind Zootopia and Wreck-It Ralph, this one looks wonderfully weird!
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Netflix Drops Trailer for ‘The Twits’, a Hilariously Disgusting Animated Take on Roald Dahl’s Nastiest Couple | TV News | Geektown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMZI0FkYLEs Netflix has unveiled the trailer for ‘The Twits’, a wildly funny and gloriously grotesque animated adventure

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 3d

The red chair isn’t going anywhere! 🎤 BBC signs a new three-series deal for ‘The Graham Norton Show’, keeping everyone’s favourite Friday night chat show on air through to Series 36! Series 33 is currently airing on BBC One.
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BBC Confirms Three-Series Deal for ‘The Graham Norton Show’ | TV News | Geektown

Grab your cocktails and settle in, because ‘The Graham Norton Show’ isn’t going anywhere. The BBC has officially signed a new three-series deal with

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 6d

Netflix has launched ‘Famous Last Words’, a posthumous interview series beginning with the late Dr. Jane Goodall, recorded earlier this year. An extraordinary chance for icons to have their final say.
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Netflix Launches Posthumous Interview Series ‘Famous Last Words’ Beginning With Dr. Jane Goodall | TV News | Geektown

Netflix has launched a remarkable new documentary series, ‘Famous Last Words’, which gives some of the world’s most influential voices the chance to speak

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 6d

Paramount+ has dropped the trailer for Taylor Sheridan’s gritty drama ‘Landman’ Season 2, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Andy Garcia, Sam Elliott & more. Oil, secrets, and survival in West Texas... 🌵💥
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Paramount+ Drops Trailer for ‘Landman’ Season 2, Starring Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore | TV News | Geektown

https://youtu.be/C1as_hRbBZg?si=bf56IGStdgaEYvy2 Paramount+ has unveiled the official trailer for the second season of ‘Landman’, the gritty drama from

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Geektown @geektown.bsky.social · 6d

Channel 4 has released first-look images of Brenda Blethyn & Jessica Reynolds as Emma Harte in the new adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s ‘A Woman of Substance’, coming in 2026.

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Channel 4 Shares First Look at Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds in ‘A Woman of Substance’ | TV News | Geektown

Channel 4 has released the first images of Brenda Blethyn (Vera, Pride and Prejudice) and Jessica Reynolds (House of Guinness, Kneecap) as Emma Harte in

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