Perhaps no medium understands television’s terrifying potential quite like film. That’s right: countless horror movies have paid homage to the spooky possibilities of their industry’s smaller screen little brother over the years. Movies like Poltergeist, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and The Ring all recognize that a television set is a potentially powerful totem.
A TV set is a device that families have placed in their living rooms for decades, passively welcoming in all manner of signals, blithely trusting that evil somehow won’t piggyback its way on them. Still, for much of television’s early years, there wasn’t a ton of great horror series to speak of (aside from the truly iconic like The Twilight Zone). That has all changed now.
To celebrate Den of Geek‘s 15th anniversary, we are once again counting down the best pop culture that the past decade and a half had to offer.
A TV set is a device that families have placed in their living rooms for decades, passively welcoming in all manner of signals, blithely trusting that evil somehow won’t piggyback its way on them. Still, for much of television’s early years, there wasn’t a ton of great horror series to speak of (aside from the truly iconic like The Twilight Zone). That has all changed now.
To celebrate Den of Geek‘s 15th anniversary, we are once again counting down the best pop culture that the past decade and a half had to offer.
- 10/13/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
NBC Universal-backed Heyday Television has hired DNA Films and TV’s Tom Winchester as President.
He will work closely with David Heyman, who runs the Jv, and will lead the company’s UK business. He was formerly Creative Director at DNA.
Winchester is currently producing Shogun, a ten-part limited series for FX based on the international bestseller written by James Clavell. Shogun will be directed by Tim Van Patten and is FX’s largest scale international production to date.
Winchester joined DNA Films in 2014 to set-up the TV department through a first-look deal with the Fox Network Group. In addition to Shogun, he developed series including Devs for FX and Black Narcissus for the BBC and worked with writers including John Hodge, Bryan Elsley, Danny Brocklehurst, Richard Warlow, David Wolstencroft, Dominic Mitchell, Hilary Mantel and Philippa Goslett.
Heyday Television is to start production on The Capture, a contemporary conspiracy...
He will work closely with David Heyman, who runs the Jv, and will lead the company’s UK business. He was formerly Creative Director at DNA.
Winchester is currently producing Shogun, a ten-part limited series for FX based on the international bestseller written by James Clavell. Shogun will be directed by Tim Van Patten and is FX’s largest scale international production to date.
Winchester joined DNA Films in 2014 to set-up the TV department through a first-look deal with the Fox Network Group. In addition to Shogun, he developed series including Devs for FX and Black Narcissus for the BBC and worked with writers including John Hodge, Bryan Elsley, Danny Brocklehurst, Richard Warlow, David Wolstencroft, Dominic Mitchell, Hilary Mantel and Philippa Goslett.
Heyday Television is to start production on The Capture, a contemporary conspiracy...
- 11/27/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Louisa Mellor Apr 21, 2017
We chatted to actor Luke Newberry about his BBC Radio 4 Home Front role, In The Flesh, getting his start in acting and more…
“I’m still umm-ing, how annoying for you!” he says, but interviewing Luke Newberry isn’t annoying in the least. He’s at pains to give proper answers to questions, literally so judging by some of the noises he makes in our half-hour chat. His frustrated ‘aaghs’ and ‘ooohs’ and ‘umms’ are the sound of someone who doesn’t have a ready-made patter and who doesn’t want to just say any old thing.
See related Line Of Duty series 4 episode 5 review Line Of Duty series 4, and the clues hiding in series 1 Line Of Duty: creator Jed Mercurio interview
When I ask him who would be his dream director, for instance, Newberry pauses, asks if we can come back to it later, pauses...
We chatted to actor Luke Newberry about his BBC Radio 4 Home Front role, In The Flesh, getting his start in acting and more…
“I’m still umm-ing, how annoying for you!” he says, but interviewing Luke Newberry isn’t annoying in the least. He’s at pains to give proper answers to questions, literally so judging by some of the noises he makes in our half-hour chat. His frustrated ‘aaghs’ and ‘ooohs’ and ‘umms’ are the sound of someone who doesn’t have a ready-made patter and who doesn’t want to just say any old thing.
See related Line Of Duty series 4 episode 5 review Line Of Duty series 4, and the clues hiding in series 1 Line Of Duty: creator Jed Mercurio interview
When I ask him who would be his dream director, for instance, Newberry pauses, asks if we can come back to it later, pauses...
- 4/20/2017
- Den of Geek
Television is a fast-paced business, where a show can be written, developed, ordered, cast, produced, and aired all within the course of a year. But sometimes, executives get ahead of themselves and shows are announced prematurely, or circumstances change, forcing delay.
IndieWire combed through some high-profile TV announcements from the past few years that haven’t yet seen the light of day, and asked their status. Some are still in the works; some are still “in development,” which could be code for “we don’t want to admit yet that this show is dead”; and some have quietly faded away.
Read More: M. Night Shyamalan Is Bringing Back ‘Tales From the Crypt’ at TNT
“Tales from the Crypt” (TNT)
TNT announced an ambitious new “Tales from the Crypt”-branded horror block executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan last year, including a 10-episode order of the anthology series, “guided by a newly reinvented Crypt Keeper.
IndieWire combed through some high-profile TV announcements from the past few years that haven’t yet seen the light of day, and asked their status. Some are still in the works; some are still “in development,” which could be code for “we don’t want to admit yet that this show is dead”; and some have quietly faded away.
Read More: M. Night Shyamalan Is Bringing Back ‘Tales From the Crypt’ at TNT
“Tales from the Crypt” (TNT)
TNT announced an ambitious new “Tales from the Crypt”-branded horror block executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan last year, including a 10-episode order of the anthology series, “guided by a newly reinvented Crypt Keeper.
- 4/14/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Is there hope for more In the Flesh? Recently, creator Dominic Mitchell proposed a wrapup special for the cancelled BBC series, Den of Geek reports.The supernatural drama, which aired on BBC America in the U.S., followed Kieren Walker (Luke Newberry), a dead teenager who is re-animated as a zombie and then reintroduced into society. The cast also included Emily Bevan, Emmett J. Scanlan, Wunmi Mosaku, and Ricky Tomlinson. The show only ran for two seasons before the BBC cancelled it in 2015.Read More…...
- 3/15/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Writers of Hell or High Water, La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards.
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East branches of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester By The Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animals produced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command And Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game Of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East branches of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester By The Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animals produced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command And Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game Of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
Writers of Hell or High Water, La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards.
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East brances of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animalsproduced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command and Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East brances of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animalsproduced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command and Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
Ahead of its premiere this Sunday on HBO, the fifth episode of Westworld is teased in a batch of thought-provoking photos.
"Episode #5: “Contrapasso”
Debut date: Sunday, Oct. 30 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Oct. 30 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.) and 31 (9:35 p.m.), and Nov. 1 (9:00 p.m.), 2 (10:30 p.m.), 5 (10:30 p.m.) and 8 (8:00 p.m.) HBO2 playdates: Oct. 31 (8:00 p.m.) and Nov. 4 (8:00 p.m.), 5 (1:30 p.m.), 6 (8:00 p.m.) and 26 (4:10 p.m.)
Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), William (Jimmi Simpson) and Logan (Ben Barnes) reach Pariah, a town built on decadence and transgression — and are recruited for a dangerous mission. The Man in Black (Ed Harris) meets an unlikely ally in his search to unlock the maze.
Teleplay by Lisa Joy; story by Dominic Mitchell & Lisa Joy; directed by Jonny Campbell."
In case you missed it, watch the preview video for the next episode of Westworld.
"Episode #5: “Contrapasso”
Debut date: Sunday, Oct. 30 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Oct. 30 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.) and 31 (9:35 p.m.), and Nov. 1 (9:00 p.m.), 2 (10:30 p.m.), 5 (10:30 p.m.) and 8 (8:00 p.m.) HBO2 playdates: Oct. 31 (8:00 p.m.) and Nov. 4 (8:00 p.m.), 5 (1:30 p.m.), 6 (8:00 p.m.) and 26 (4:10 p.m.)
Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), William (Jimmi Simpson) and Logan (Ben Barnes) reach Pariah, a town built on decadence and transgression — and are recruited for a dangerous mission. The Man in Black (Ed Harris) meets an unlikely ally in his search to unlock the maze.
Teleplay by Lisa Joy; story by Dominic Mitchell & Lisa Joy; directed by Jonny Campbell."
In case you missed it, watch the preview video for the next episode of Westworld.
- 10/28/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Last week’s episode of “Westworld” brought up more clues as to where this hidden maze could be, as well as showed how the hosts, specifically Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) and Maeve (Thandie Newton), are slowly discovering who they really are. Ahead of episode 5’s debut, HBO released seven new images to get viewers hyped up on what’s to come.
Read More: ‘Westworld’ Review: ‘Dissonance Theory’ Knows This is No Longer A Game
In the upcoming episode titled “Contrapasso,” Dolores, William (Jimmi Simpson) and Logan (Ben Barnes) reach Pariah, a town built on decadence and transgression, where they will be recruited for a dangerous mission. The new photos show Dolores pointing a gun and also donning new attire, the first wardrobe change we’ve seen for the hosts.
Read More: ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Westworld’ Crossover: George R. R. Martin Pitched Idea To Showrunners
This episode will also include...
Read More: ‘Westworld’ Review: ‘Dissonance Theory’ Knows This is No Longer A Game
In the upcoming episode titled “Contrapasso,” Dolores, William (Jimmi Simpson) and Logan (Ben Barnes) reach Pariah, a town built on decadence and transgression, where they will be recruited for a dangerous mission. The new photos show Dolores pointing a gun and also donning new attire, the first wardrobe change we’ve seen for the hosts.
Read More: ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Westworld’ Crossover: George R. R. Martin Pitched Idea To Showrunners
This episode will also include...
- 10/27/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
The search for "something true" is teased in an intense new look at the fifth episode of Westworld, airing next Sunday, October 30th at 9:00pm Et.
Episode 105 synopsis (via SpoilerTV): "Episode #5: “Contrapasso”
Debut date: Sunday, Oct. 30 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Oct. 30 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.) and 31 (9:35 p.m.), and Nov. 1 (9:00 p.m.), 2 (10:30 p.m.), 5 (10:30 p.m.) and 8 (8:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Oct. 31 (8:00 p.m.) and Nov. 4 (8:00 p.m.), 5 (1:30 p.m.), 6 (8:00 p.m.) and 26 (4:10 p.m.)
Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), William (Jimmi Simpson) and Logan (Ben Barnes) reach Pariah, a town built on decadence and transgression — and are recruited for a dangerous mission. The Man in Black (Ed Harris) meets an unlikely ally in his search to unlock the maze.
Teleplay by Lisa Joy; story by Dominic Mitchell & Lisa Joy; directed by Jonny Campbell.
Episode 105 synopsis (via SpoilerTV): "Episode #5: “Contrapasso”
Debut date: Sunday, Oct. 30 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Oct. 30 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.) and 31 (9:35 p.m.), and Nov. 1 (9:00 p.m.), 2 (10:30 p.m.), 5 (10:30 p.m.) and 8 (8:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Oct. 31 (8:00 p.m.) and Nov. 4 (8:00 p.m.), 5 (1:30 p.m.), 6 (8:00 p.m.) and 26 (4:10 p.m.)
Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), William (Jimmi Simpson) and Logan (Ben Barnes) reach Pariah, a town built on decadence and transgression — and are recruited for a dangerous mission. The Man in Black (Ed Harris) meets an unlikely ally in his search to unlock the maze.
Teleplay by Lisa Joy; story by Dominic Mitchell & Lisa Joy; directed by Jonny Campbell.
- 10/24/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
M. Night Shyamalan’s reboot of the classic anthology series Tales From The Crypt is officially moving forward at TNT, with the network picking up the series for a 10-episode first season. Based on the original EC Comics series, the new show will be hosted by “a newly reinvented Crypt Keeper,” with Shyamalan acting as executive producer.
Horror fans have more to be excited about, however, because the episode order for Tales From The Crypt wasn’t the only move TNT made today in cementing its genre cred. The network also announced two new series – Time of Death and Creatures – which are set to function as a programming block of horror for its viewers.
Time of Death will be another anthology show, this time focused on each season taking viewers hour-by-hour through one single, “long night of hell.” So, like 24 but with maniacal, axe-wielding serial killers. The first season concerns...
Horror fans have more to be excited about, however, because the episode order for Tales From The Crypt wasn’t the only move TNT made today in cementing its genre cred. The network also announced two new series – Time of Death and Creatures – which are set to function as a programming block of horror for its viewers.
Time of Death will be another anthology show, this time focused on each season taking viewers hour-by-hour through one single, “long night of hell.” So, like 24 but with maniacal, axe-wielding serial killers. The first season concerns...
- 4/14/2016
- by Mitchel Broussard
- We Got This Covered
As fans of In the Flesh know, BBC Three cancelled the supernatural TV series after two seasons due to budget cuts. (The show aired on BBC America here in the United States.)
Series creator Dominic Mitchell has expressed interest and hope in reviving In the Flesh in some form. Unfortunately, he hasn't had much luck so far and recently tweeted that making that happen takes "financing and distribution. That takes time & investment."
Read More…...
Series creator Dominic Mitchell has expressed interest and hope in reviving In the Flesh in some form. Unfortunately, he hasn't had much luck so far and recently tweeted that making that happen takes "financing and distribution. That takes time & investment."
Read More…...
- 12/1/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
In The Flesh was cancelled by BBC3 last year, and the move angered loyal fans of the series. The reaction to the cancellation was so great that Dominic Mitchell, creator of the series, is willing to revisit the characters and the story if he can find the capital needed to bring the film to the big screen.
According to Radio Times, Mitchell teased the possibility of a film and a Kickstarter campaign with the publication. He saw how that worked for Veronica Mars, and he is definitely open to doing the same with In The Flesh.
"I’m a big fan of the TV series Veronica Mars, and the creator / writer Rob Thomas did something similar when the show was untimely cancelled and I thought the film worked really well in a number of ways. It stood by itself, meaning if you hadn’t...
According to Radio Times, Mitchell teased the possibility of a film and a Kickstarter campaign with the publication. He saw how that worked for Veronica Mars, and he is definitely open to doing the same with In The Flesh.
"I’m a big fan of the TV series Veronica Mars, and the creator / writer Rob Thomas did something similar when the show was untimely cancelled and I thought the film worked really well in a number of ways. It stood by itself, meaning if you hadn’t...
- 10/20/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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Dominic Mitchell confirms he has plans for an In The Flesh movie - and he needs your help...
Many fans, ourselves included, remain disappointed at the premature end for BBC Three's In The Flesh. The series, created and overseen by Dominic Mitchell, ran for two series before the BBC pulled the plug at the start of this year.
What's particularly disappointing is that the story hadn't been fully told, and it's clear that Mitchell has always had ideas about where he wanted to take In The Flesh next.
Whilst an excellent fan campaign hasn't thus far seen In The Flesh picked up by any other broadcaster - where were you on this one, Netflix? - it looks as though Mitchell may be picking up the torch himself. As reported by I Talk Telly, he's revealed on Twitter that he has plans for an In The Flesh movie.
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Dominic Mitchell confirms he has plans for an In The Flesh movie - and he needs your help...
Many fans, ourselves included, remain disappointed at the premature end for BBC Three's In The Flesh. The series, created and overseen by Dominic Mitchell, ran for two series before the BBC pulled the plug at the start of this year.
What's particularly disappointing is that the story hadn't been fully told, and it's clear that Mitchell has always had ideas about where he wanted to take In The Flesh next.
Whilst an excellent fan campaign hasn't thus far seen In The Flesh picked up by any other broadcaster - where were you on this one, Netflix? - it looks as though Mitchell may be picking up the torch himself. As reported by I Talk Telly, he's revealed on Twitter that he has plans for an In The Flesh movie.
- 10/19/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
In the Flesh creator Dominic Mitchell has said he "wouldn't rule out a Kickstarter campaign" to resurrect the axed series as a movie.
The BAFTA winner told Radio Times that he could imagine following the path set by Veronica Mars, which came back as a fan-funded film.
"I believe a movie would perhaps work even better than a third series or webisodes," he said.
"You could really explore the parallel universe of In the Flesh. See how they handle Pds sufferers in the capital, in Scotland, in Wales, in the whole of Great Britain. That excites me a lot."
The supernatural drama - which aired two series on BBC Three before it was cancelled - was a modern take on the zombie thriller, with Partially Deceased Syndrome (or 'Pds') sufferers being reintegrated into society.
"I haven't contacted any of the producers or the cast or crew [about a film]. But In the Flesh...
The BAFTA winner told Radio Times that he could imagine following the path set by Veronica Mars, which came back as a fan-funded film.
"I believe a movie would perhaps work even better than a third series or webisodes," he said.
"You could really explore the parallel universe of In the Flesh. See how they handle Pds sufferers in the capital, in Scotland, in Wales, in the whole of Great Britain. That excites me a lot."
The supernatural drama - which aired two series on BBC Three before it was cancelled - was a modern take on the zombie thriller, with Partially Deceased Syndrome (or 'Pds') sufferers being reintegrated into society.
"I haven't contacted any of the producers or the cast or crew [about a film]. But In the Flesh...
- 10/16/2015
- Digital Spy
In the Flesh creator Dominic Mitchell has said he "wouldn't rule out a Kickstarter campaign" to resurrect the axed series as a movie.
The BAFTA winner told Radio Times that he could imagine following the path set by Veronica Mars, which came back as a fan-funded film.
"I believe a movie would perhaps work even better than a third series or webisodes," he said.
"You could really explore the parallel universe of In the Flesh. See how they handle Pds sufferers in the capital, in Scotland, in Wales, in the whole of Great Britain. That excites me a lot."
The supernatural drama - which aired two series on BBC Three before it was cancelled - was a modern take on the zombie thriller, with Partially Deceased Syndrome (or 'Pds') sufferers being reintegrated into society.
"I haven't contacted any of the producers or the cast or crew [about a film]. But In the Flesh...
The BAFTA winner told Radio Times that he could imagine following the path set by Veronica Mars, which came back as a fan-funded film.
"I believe a movie would perhaps work even better than a third series or webisodes," he said.
"You could really explore the parallel universe of In the Flesh. See how they handle Pds sufferers in the capital, in Scotland, in Wales, in the whole of Great Britain. That excites me a lot."
The supernatural drama - which aired two series on BBC Three before it was cancelled - was a modern take on the zombie thriller, with Partially Deceased Syndrome (or 'Pds') sufferers being reintegrated into society.
"I haven't contacted any of the producers or the cast or crew [about a film]. But In the Flesh...
- 10/16/2015
- Digital Spy
Could In The Flesh be brought back in film form? It's not impossible, at least according to its creator.
Dominic Mitchell sent out a tweet that has got the former BBC Three supernatural drama's fans excited.
I calculate a stand alone film of #InTheFlesh would need a £1 million budget. Not beyond the realms of possibility...
— Dominic Mitchell (@DomMitchell) October 14, 2015
He wrote: "I calculate a stand alone film of #InTheFlesh would need a £1 million budget. Not beyond the realms of possibility..."
Since sending that tweet, Mitchell suggested that if enough fans get behind the idea of a movie he would explore how to approach it, and encouraged them to "hashtag the hell out of #InTheFleshMovie".
Not official. Enough people show they want #InTheFleshMovie who knows? Definitely exploring how to make it happen. https://t.co/n1hWuZ0T7F
— Dominic Mitchell (@DomMitchell) October 15, 2015
Hashtag the hell out of #InTheFleshMovie
That's a start.
Dominic Mitchell sent out a tweet that has got the former BBC Three supernatural drama's fans excited.
I calculate a stand alone film of #InTheFlesh would need a £1 million budget. Not beyond the realms of possibility...
— Dominic Mitchell (@DomMitchell) October 14, 2015
He wrote: "I calculate a stand alone film of #InTheFlesh would need a £1 million budget. Not beyond the realms of possibility..."
Since sending that tweet, Mitchell suggested that if enough fans get behind the idea of a movie he would explore how to approach it, and encouraged them to "hashtag the hell out of #InTheFleshMovie".
Not official. Enough people show they want #InTheFleshMovie who knows? Definitely exploring how to make it happen. https://t.co/n1hWuZ0T7F
— Dominic Mitchell (@DomMitchell) October 15, 2015
Hashtag the hell out of #InTheFleshMovie
That's a start.
- 10/15/2015
- Digital Spy
Could In The Flesh be brought back in film form? It's not impossible, at least according to its creator.
Dominic Mitchell sent out a tweet that has got the former BBC Three supernatural drama's fans excited.
I calculate a stand alone film of #InTheFlesh would need a £1 million budget. Not beyond the realms of possibility...
— Dominic Mitchell (@DomMitchell) October 14, 2015
He wrote: "I calculate a stand alone film of #InTheFlesh would need a £1 million budget. Not beyond the realms of possibility..."
Since sending that tweet, Mitchell suggested that if enough fans get behind the idea of a movie he would explore how to approach it, and encouraged them to "hashtag the hell out of #InTheFleshMovie".
Not official. Enough people show they want #InTheFleshMovie who knows? Definitely exploring how to make it happen. https://t.co/n1hWuZ0T7F
— Dominic Mitchell (@DomMitchell) October 15, 2015
Hashtag the hell out of #InTheFleshMovie
That's a start.
Dominic Mitchell sent out a tweet that has got the former BBC Three supernatural drama's fans excited.
I calculate a stand alone film of #InTheFlesh would need a £1 million budget. Not beyond the realms of possibility...
— Dominic Mitchell (@DomMitchell) October 14, 2015
He wrote: "I calculate a stand alone film of #InTheFlesh would need a £1 million budget. Not beyond the realms of possibility..."
Since sending that tweet, Mitchell suggested that if enough fans get behind the idea of a movie he would explore how to approach it, and encouraged them to "hashtag the hell out of #InTheFleshMovie".
Not official. Enough people show they want #InTheFleshMovie who knows? Definitely exploring how to make it happen. https://t.co/n1hWuZ0T7F
— Dominic Mitchell (@DomMitchell) October 15, 2015
Hashtag the hell out of #InTheFleshMovie
That's a start.
- 10/15/2015
- Digital Spy
This morning (April 8) brought the announcement of BAFTA's Television Awards nominations for the period between January 1 and December 31, 2014.
There was cause for celebration - with worthy contenders Happy Valley, Line of Duty, The Wrong Mans and many more recognised - but also cause for consternation, as a few of our favourites failed to make the cut.
Here's just a few unloved shows and stars that we feel were snubbed this year.
The House of Fraser BAFTA Television Awards will take place in London on Sunday, May 10.
Line of Duty, Happy Valley, The Missing lead BAFTA TV Awards nominations
Inside No. 9
Some serious snubbage here - the first series of spine-tingling anthology Inside No. 9 was, by its very nature, a mixed bag, but the episode that star and co-creator Reece Shearsmith has confirmed was submitted for BAFTA consideration - the almost entirely silent 'A Quiet Night In' - was...
There was cause for celebration - with worthy contenders Happy Valley, Line of Duty, The Wrong Mans and many more recognised - but also cause for consternation, as a few of our favourites failed to make the cut.
Here's just a few unloved shows and stars that we feel were snubbed this year.
The House of Fraser BAFTA Television Awards will take place in London on Sunday, May 10.
Line of Duty, Happy Valley, The Missing lead BAFTA TV Awards nominations
Inside No. 9
Some serious snubbage here - the first series of spine-tingling anthology Inside No. 9 was, by its very nature, a mixed bag, but the episode that star and co-creator Reece Shearsmith has confirmed was submitted for BAFTA consideration - the almost entirely silent 'A Quiet Night In' - was...
- 4/8/2015
- Digital Spy
Prepare to see a familiar tale told in a whole new way - BBC One is giving the tale of Noah's ark a dramatic overhaul with new one-off Biblical drama The Ark from writer Tony Jordan and starring David Threlfall in the lead.
Digital Spy spoke to Emily Bevan, who plays Salit, about what to expect - including some epic water works!
What can you reveal about your character in The Ark?
"The character I play is Salit - who is married to Noah's eldest son, Shem (Michael Fox). They live alongside the rest of the family in a big house - with thin walls, so she's pretty frustrated by the lack of privacy. She's desperate for her and Shem to build their own house and start a family."
People might think they know this story - so why should they tune in?
"Because they haven't seen the Tony Jordan version!
Digital Spy spoke to Emily Bevan, who plays Salit, about what to expect - including some epic water works!
What can you reveal about your character in The Ark?
"The character I play is Salit - who is married to Noah's eldest son, Shem (Michael Fox). They live alongside the rest of the family in a big house - with thin walls, so she's pretty frustrated by the lack of privacy. She's desperate for her and Shem to build their own house and start a family."
People might think they know this story - so why should they tune in?
"Because they haven't seen the Tony Jordan version!
- 3/27/2015
- Digital Spy
In The Flesh was a rare creature that will be sorely missed. Now that it’s been cancelled, will Amazon or Netflix come to its rescue?
In December, BBC Three announced a plan to leave behind genre labels when it moves online. Goodbye to comedy, drama and documentary; hello to shows that “make you laugh” and shows that “make you think”.
Weeks later, the channel announced the cancellation of original supernatural drama In The Flesh, a series that proved not only too expensive to continue, but evidently too complex. By making its audience empathise, critique, scrutinise and self-reflect on top of laughing and thinking, it seems that In The Flesh aimed too high.
“This place. It’s never going to accept people like us. Never ever.”
In The Flesh’s coup was a switch of perspective. It showed the trauma of a zombie uprising from the point of view of...
In December, BBC Three announced a plan to leave behind genre labels when it moves online. Goodbye to comedy, drama and documentary; hello to shows that “make you laugh” and shows that “make you think”.
Weeks later, the channel announced the cancellation of original supernatural drama In The Flesh, a series that proved not only too expensive to continue, but evidently too complex. By making its audience empathise, critique, scrutinise and self-reflect on top of laughing and thinking, it seems that In The Flesh aimed too high.
“This place. It’s never going to accept people like us. Never ever.”
In The Flesh’s coup was a switch of perspective. It showed the trauma of a zombie uprising from the point of view of...
- 1/20/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
BBC Three controller Damian Kavanaugh has addressed the decision not to order a third series of In The Flesh.
In an official release addressing the future of the channel, Kavanaugh stated that he is looking for "the latest and freshest ideas" in television drama.
"The show has been amazing for BBC Three, just like Being Human and The Fades before that," he said of the BAFTA-winning supernatural series.
"But with a falling income and increased costs, BBC Three can only make one drama a year and I want the latest and freshest ideas, ideas that will break new talent on and off-screen. This is part of what BBC Three does and should do.
"I'm sure those guys will do amazing things, just like James Corden and Ruth Jones and Matt Lucas and David Walliams did before them. We will have some exciting news on a new BBC Three drama very soon.
In an official release addressing the future of the channel, Kavanaugh stated that he is looking for "the latest and freshest ideas" in television drama.
"The show has been amazing for BBC Three, just like Being Human and The Fades before that," he said of the BAFTA-winning supernatural series.
"But with a falling income and increased costs, BBC Three can only make one drama a year and I want the latest and freshest ideas, ideas that will break new talent on and off-screen. This is part of what BBC Three does and should do.
"I'm sure those guys will do amazing things, just like James Corden and Ruth Jones and Matt Lucas and David Walliams did before them. We will have some exciting news on a new BBC Three drama very soon.
- 1/20/2015
- Digital Spy
In The Flesh fans had been fearing the worst for a while now, but on Friday (January 16), BBC Three finally broke its silence on the fate of the BAFTA-winning supernatural series, confirming that it would not be back for a third series.
Aficionados of Dominic Mitchell's drama are refusing to call it quits, however - swapping out their old #SaveInTheFlesh hashtag for a new mission statement, #RenewInTheFlesh.
These fans are calling on alternative outlets - including Amazon Prime Instant Video and Netflix - to step up and revive the series, just as they did with Ripper Street, Arrested Development and others.
Digital Spy spoke with the head of fan collective In The Fleshdom about the campaign and why the show deserves a Second Rising.
What is it about In The Flesh that inspires such passion in its fans?
"Firstly, it's a mistake to think In The Flesh is simply a zombie show.
Aficionados of Dominic Mitchell's drama are refusing to call it quits, however - swapping out their old #SaveInTheFlesh hashtag for a new mission statement, #RenewInTheFlesh.
These fans are calling on alternative outlets - including Amazon Prime Instant Video and Netflix - to step up and revive the series, just as they did with Ripper Street, Arrested Development and others.
Digital Spy spoke with the head of fan collective In The Fleshdom about the campaign and why the show deserves a Second Rising.
What is it about In The Flesh that inspires such passion in its fans?
"Firstly, it's a mistake to think In The Flesh is simply a zombie show.
- 1/20/2015
- Digital Spy
It's official: the BBC will not be pressing ahead with In The Flesh series 3.
Just because many of us saw this one coming, it doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt: the BBC has pulled the plug on In The Flesh after two series.
This isn't a case of a show that had run its course, nor one without further stories to tell. Creator Dominic Mitchell had plans for further episodes, but with the BBC pulling the plug on its BBC Three channel (well, it's going online only) - which was home to the show - the corporation has decided not to press ahead with In The Flesh series 3.
A statement from the BBC read that "BBC Three is very proud of the two award-winning series of In the Flesh. However, given there is only budget for one original drama series a year on the channel it won't be returning"
Dominic Mitchell...
Just because many of us saw this one coming, it doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt: the BBC has pulled the plug on In The Flesh after two series.
This isn't a case of a show that had run its course, nor one without further stories to tell. Creator Dominic Mitchell had plans for further episodes, but with the BBC pulling the plug on its BBC Three channel (well, it's going online only) - which was home to the show - the corporation has decided not to press ahead with In The Flesh series 3.
A statement from the BBC read that "BBC Three is very proud of the two award-winning series of In the Flesh. However, given there is only budget for one original drama series a year on the channel it won't be returning"
Dominic Mitchell...
- 1/16/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
In the Flesh will not be returning to BBC Three, it has been confirmed.
The channel released a statement today (Friday, January 16) confirming that it has dropped the BAFTA-winning supernatural drama.
The statement reads: "BBC Three is very proud of the two award-winning series of In the Flesh. However, given there is only budget for one original drama series a year on the channel it won't be returning.
"We loved the show but have to make hard choices to bring new shows through and create room for emerging talent. Huge thanks to the BAFTA award-winning writer Dominic Mitchell and the superb cast."
Mitchell responded to news of the cancellation on Twitter, thanking In the Flesh fans for their support.
Sad news today. I'd like to thank the BBC, the incredible cast & crew and the amazing fans for making & supporting #InTheFlesh
— Dominic Mitchell (@DomMitchell) January 16, 2015
In the Flesh was set in...
The channel released a statement today (Friday, January 16) confirming that it has dropped the BAFTA-winning supernatural drama.
The statement reads: "BBC Three is very proud of the two award-winning series of In the Flesh. However, given there is only budget for one original drama series a year on the channel it won't be returning.
"We loved the show but have to make hard choices to bring new shows through and create room for emerging talent. Huge thanks to the BAFTA award-winning writer Dominic Mitchell and the superb cast."
Mitchell responded to news of the cancellation on Twitter, thanking In the Flesh fans for their support.
Sad news today. I'd like to thank the BBC, the incredible cast & crew and the amazing fans for making & supporting #InTheFlesh
— Dominic Mitchell (@DomMitchell) January 16, 2015
In the Flesh was set in...
- 1/16/2015
- Digital Spy
2014 was a strong year for television, both at home and abroad, but now is the time to narrow down our favourites to only the choicest cuts.
Our countdown of the best TV shows of 2014 continues today with 10-6 - check back tomorrow (December 19) when we'll reveal the top 5 and our favourite show of the year.
Additional material by Ben Lee, Alex Fletcher and Emma Dibdin
Digital Spy's best TV shows of the year 2014: 15-11
Digital Spy's best TV shows of the year 2014: 20-16
Digital Spy's best TV shows of the year 2014: 25-21
10. In The Flesh
One of the great telly crimes of 2014 has BBC Three's willingness to let the fate of this smart, emotional, innovative BAFTA-winning series go unresolved.
With In The Flesh, writer Dominic Mitchell has used the paranormal, those well-worn trappings of the zombie genre, to address issues and themes that are painfully real - depression,...
Our countdown of the best TV shows of 2014 continues today with 10-6 - check back tomorrow (December 19) when we'll reveal the top 5 and our favourite show of the year.
Additional material by Ben Lee, Alex Fletcher and Emma Dibdin
Digital Spy's best TV shows of the year 2014: 15-11
Digital Spy's best TV shows of the year 2014: 20-16
Digital Spy's best TV shows of the year 2014: 25-21
10. In The Flesh
One of the great telly crimes of 2014 has BBC Three's willingness to let the fate of this smart, emotional, innovative BAFTA-winning series go unresolved.
With In The Flesh, writer Dominic Mitchell has used the paranormal, those well-worn trappings of the zombie genre, to address issues and themes that are painfully real - depression,...
- 12/18/2014
- Digital Spy
The online BBC 3 proposal wants to ditch comedy & docs for "make you laugh" and "make you think" shows. So, comedy & docs then?
Amidst the proposals for how the online-only BBC Three could work after its planned autumn 2015 move from broadcast to on-demand is a neat bit of newspeak.
According to the following Tweet from @BBCNewsEnts: "The online @BBCThree will not commission genres like drama, docs and comedy. Shows will instead be branded "Make Me Think" & "Make Me Laugh".
Right.
Digging further into the proposal, the two laugh/think strands are explained as follows: "Make Me Think would be a mix of documentary, current affairs, news and drama [...] Make Me Laugh would be centred around scripted comedy, like Uncle or Gavin & Stacey, plus personality-led entertainment [...]".
So, er, that's comedy and documentary then, the key editorial pillars formerly known as genres.
The proposal, which is subject to approval by the BBC Trust,...
Amidst the proposals for how the online-only BBC Three could work after its planned autumn 2015 move from broadcast to on-demand is a neat bit of newspeak.
According to the following Tweet from @BBCNewsEnts: "The online @BBCThree will not commission genres like drama, docs and comedy. Shows will instead be branded "Make Me Think" & "Make Me Laugh".
Right.
Digging further into the proposal, the two laugh/think strands are explained as follows: "Make Me Think would be a mix of documentary, current affairs, news and drama [...] Make Me Laugh would be centred around scripted comedy, like Uncle or Gavin & Stacey, plus personality-led entertainment [...]".
So, er, that's comedy and documentary then, the key editorial pillars formerly known as genres.
The proposal, which is subject to approval by the BBC Trust,...
- 12/10/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
In the Flesh creator Dominic Mitchell has confirmed that the show's fate is still "up in the air".
Speaking at Wales Comic Con, the BAFTA-winner explained that the future of the zombie series should be clarified later this month.
"I think everyone would love to do a series three - I would love to write it," he said. "It's down to the BBC.
"BBC Three is going through a transitional period where they might be going online [and] that decision hasn't even been made yet. That decision will be made in mid-December, so until then it's still up in the air."
Fans of the show have started up online petitions and used the Twitter hashtag #saveintheflesh to drum up support for a third series, with Mitchell voicing his thanks for the "incredible" campaign.
"We're so appreciative for all [the fans] doing that - it's touching," he said. "The BBC do know about it...
Speaking at Wales Comic Con, the BAFTA-winner explained that the future of the zombie series should be clarified later this month.
"I think everyone would love to do a series three - I would love to write it," he said. "It's down to the BBC.
"BBC Three is going through a transitional period where they might be going online [and] that decision hasn't even been made yet. That decision will be made in mid-December, so until then it's still up in the air."
Fans of the show have started up online petitions and used the Twitter hashtag #saveintheflesh to drum up support for a third series, with Mitchell voicing his thanks for the "incredible" campaign.
"We're so appreciative for all [the fans] doing that - it's touching," he said. "The BBC do know about it...
- 12/3/2014
- Digital Spy
We think BBC Three’s In The Flesh richly deserves a third series. If you agree, here’s how you can join the fan campaign to save it…
Unlike Channel 4’s Utopia, we’ve yet to hear official word on the future of BBC Three’s terrific original drama In The Flesh. Its second series ingeniously expanded the drama’s supernatural world and by its finale had clearly cemented the show’s potential as a returning series with a long future.
That was in June.
Since then, the BBC has kept fans waiting to hear renewal news, prompting a dedicated group of Rotters, apologies, the Redeemed, to take matters into their own hands and make as much noise as possible about why In The Flesh deserves to come back for a third series.
We spoke to the organisers behind the campaign to find out what they're up to, and...
Unlike Channel 4’s Utopia, we’ve yet to hear official word on the future of BBC Three’s terrific original drama In The Flesh. Its second series ingeniously expanded the drama’s supernatural world and by its finale had clearly cemented the show’s potential as a returning series with a long future.
That was in June.
Since then, the BBC has kept fans waiting to hear renewal news, prompting a dedicated group of Rotters, apologies, the Redeemed, to take matters into their own hands and make as much noise as possible about why In The Flesh deserves to come back for a third series.
We spoke to the organisers behind the campaign to find out what they're up to, and...
- 11/30/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Fervent fans of BBC Three's In The Flesh were left on tenterhooks for eight weeks between the first run reaching its tragic climax and the announcement on May 22, 2013 that this unique, fascinating series would return to our screens.
But that hiatus feels like a mere blip compared to the agonising three-month wait we've been made to endure since June 8, 2014 - waiting on news of a potential third series.
For the uninitiated, In The Flesh is the story of Kieren Walker (Luke Newberry) and the residents of fictional rural community Roarton. In the aftermath of a zombie outbreak, Kieren and his fellow undead - labelled 'Partially Deceased Syndrome' sufferers - are reintegrated into 'polite' society, with Roarton soon becoming a hotbed of simmering tensions, prejudice and even bloodshed.
Winner of the 2014 BAFTA TV Craft Award for best Writing in Drama, series creator Dominic Mitchell uses the paranormal, those well-worn trappings of the zombie genre,...
But that hiatus feels like a mere blip compared to the agonising three-month wait we've been made to endure since June 8, 2014 - waiting on news of a potential third series.
For the uninitiated, In The Flesh is the story of Kieren Walker (Luke Newberry) and the residents of fictional rural community Roarton. In the aftermath of a zombie outbreak, Kieren and his fellow undead - labelled 'Partially Deceased Syndrome' sufferers - are reintegrated into 'polite' society, with Roarton soon becoming a hotbed of simmering tensions, prejudice and even bloodshed.
Winner of the 2014 BAFTA TV Craft Award for best Writing in Drama, series creator Dominic Mitchell uses the paranormal, those well-worn trappings of the zombie genre,...
- 9/2/2014
- Digital Spy
In the Flesh, Season 2: Episode 6 – “Episode 6″
Written by Dominic Mitchell
Directed by Alice Troughton
Awaiting renewal/cancellation announcement
And so the game of “Who is the First Risen?” continues and makes those of us with assumptions look like idiots. Appropriately, this finale doesn’t definitively say that Kieren is the man many people are looking for, nor does it definitively say Amy wasn’t that person and that the Second Rising is all just a bunch of nonsense. It’s not unusual to have many questions about this kind of plot detail, but the fact that that is such an important response to this finale shows where Dominic Mitchell has taken In the Flesh in its second season: slightly away from the family drama that made its first season so moving and more into the territory of expansive world- and myth-building. Based on that shift, “Episode 6″ is actually a...
Written by Dominic Mitchell
Directed by Alice Troughton
Awaiting renewal/cancellation announcement
And so the game of “Who is the First Risen?” continues and makes those of us with assumptions look like idiots. Appropriately, this finale doesn’t definitively say that Kieren is the man many people are looking for, nor does it definitively say Amy wasn’t that person and that the Second Rising is all just a bunch of nonsense. It’s not unusual to have many questions about this kind of plot detail, but the fact that that is such an important response to this finale shows where Dominic Mitchell has taken In the Flesh in its second season: slightly away from the family drama that made its first season so moving and more into the territory of expansive world- and myth-building. Based on that shift, “Episode 6″ is actually a...
- 6/16/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
In the Flesh, Season 2: Episode 5 – “Episode 5″
Written by Dominic Mitchell
Directed by Alice Throughton
Airs Saturday nights at 10 on BBC America
When In the Flesh expanded its world at the start of this season, it gained two significant characters in Simon and Maxine. For the most part, Maxine has occupied a generic antagonist role, which is not meant as a criticism. I think viewers probably tend to gravitate more towards villains they can relate to, but there’s something to be said about the power of a character who is just quintessentially bad. Maxine works as someone the audience can hate and root against. On the periphery, there’s still story to be filled in about her dead sibling and what exactly her intentions are with the First Risen, but she’s only given hard evidence that she’s someone there to cause the protagonists agony and stress–and...
Written by Dominic Mitchell
Directed by Alice Throughton
Airs Saturday nights at 10 on BBC America
When In the Flesh expanded its world at the start of this season, it gained two significant characters in Simon and Maxine. For the most part, Maxine has occupied a generic antagonist role, which is not meant as a criticism. I think viewers probably tend to gravitate more towards villains they can relate to, but there’s something to be said about the power of a character who is just quintessentially bad. Maxine works as someone the audience can hate and root against. On the periphery, there’s still story to be filled in about her dead sibling and what exactly her intentions are with the First Risen, but she’s only given hard evidence that she’s someone there to cause the protagonists agony and stress–and...
- 6/9/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
In The Flesh’s superb second series bows out on an eventful and emotional finale…
Review
Read our spoiler-filled post-finale discussion with In The Flesh creator, Dominic Mitchell, here.
This review contains spoilers.
As flies to wanton boys are we to TV writers, they kill us for their sport.
Dominic Mitchell should have all his toys taken away for the cruel trick of starting joyful Amy’s heart beating just seconds before it was stabbed into a bloody mess. Move over Joss Whedon, there’s a new writer here to try on your ‘killing fan favourites and causing untold grief’ crown. The only way the In The Flesh creator must be able to live with himself is if he knows that’s not really the end for Amy Dyer. She’s coming back isn’t she? We all saw that plush tiger move. We all heard those Halperin & Weston employees.
Review
Read our spoiler-filled post-finale discussion with In The Flesh creator, Dominic Mitchell, here.
This review contains spoilers.
As flies to wanton boys are we to TV writers, they kill us for their sport.
Dominic Mitchell should have all his toys taken away for the cruel trick of starting joyful Amy’s heart beating just seconds before it was stabbed into a bloody mess. Move over Joss Whedon, there’s a new writer here to try on your ‘killing fan favourites and causing untold grief’ crown. The only way the In The Flesh creator must be able to live with himself is if he knows that’s not really the end for Amy Dyer. She’s coming back isn’t she? We all saw that plush tiger move. We all heard those Halperin & Weston employees.
- 6/5/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
We picked over the bones of In The Flesh series 2 with creator Dominic Mitchell, and found out his future plans for Roarton. Spoilers...
Interview
Warning: contains major spoilers for In The Flesh series one and two.
“Let’s stay away from labels. I don’t like labels.” In a sense, Dominic Mitchell’s In The Flesh has been fighting its labels from day one. It was a zombie drama but not really a zombie drama. It aired on the BBC Three, but it wasn’t one of the channel’s neon reality shows. It was created by a newcomer, but portrayed a world that was mature and bedded in. It was sold as a standalone mini-series but now looks as though it could run and run…
We chatted to In The Flesh’s creator, Dominic Mitchell, about labels, religion, sexuality, Morrissey posters, the ideas he couldn’t fit in to series two,...
Interview
Warning: contains major spoilers for In The Flesh series one and two.
“Let’s stay away from labels. I don’t like labels.” In a sense, Dominic Mitchell’s In The Flesh has been fighting its labels from day one. It was a zombie drama but not really a zombie drama. It aired on the BBC Three, but it wasn’t one of the channel’s neon reality shows. It was created by a newcomer, but portrayed a world that was mature and bedded in. It was sold as a standalone mini-series but now looks as though it could run and run…
We chatted to In The Flesh’s creator, Dominic Mitchell, about labels, religion, sexuality, Morrissey posters, the ideas he couldn’t fit in to series two,...
- 6/5/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
In the Flesh, Season 2: Episode 4 – “Episode 4″
Written by Fintan Ryan
Directed by Damon Thomas
Airs Saturday nights at 10 on BBC America
If I’ve been missing some of the more character-driven moments of In the Flesh‘s first season during this plot-driven sophomore season, “Episode 4″ instills nothing but confidence and satisfaction. And while these weekly reviews are meant to follow the through-lines in a season of television, they’re also individual and episodic. So, the first and foremost thing that needs to be said of “Episode 4″ is that the dining room scene with the Walker family, Gary and Simon is simply brilliant. Putting aside some reservations about Gary’s character and his place in this season, the sequence is shot with an unusually high level of tension for In the Flesh, and the stories that both Gary and Kieren tell are brutally effective as a sort of capsule of...
Written by Fintan Ryan
Directed by Damon Thomas
Airs Saturday nights at 10 on BBC America
If I’ve been missing some of the more character-driven moments of In the Flesh‘s first season during this plot-driven sophomore season, “Episode 4″ instills nothing but confidence and satisfaction. And while these weekly reviews are meant to follow the through-lines in a season of television, they’re also individual and episodic. So, the first and foremost thing that needs to be said of “Episode 4″ is that the dining room scene with the Walker family, Gary and Simon is simply brilliant. Putting aside some reservations about Gary’s character and his place in this season, the sequence is shot with an unusually high level of tension for In the Flesh, and the stories that both Gary and Kieren tell are brutally effective as a sort of capsule of...
- 6/2/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
In the Flesh, Season 2: Episode 3 – “Episode 3″
Written by Fintan Ryan & John Jackson
Directed by Damon Thomas
Airs Saturday nights at 10 on BBC America
Even more so than in either of the season’s first two episodes, “Episode 3″ allows In the Flesh to effectively utilize its extended episode order to tell a story that isn’t entirely necessary, yet it succeeds so much almost because it’s not necessary. Scattered among that thread, centered on the characters of Freddie and Haley, are continuations of the various plotlines developing this season. Some, of course, work better than others, but even if Freddie’s story isn’t what this episode is entirely interested in, it anchors the hour with emotional depth.
Roarton appears to be much larger than I had originally thought, and it’s still not quite clear how big it is, either in population or geographically. Among its inhabitants are...
Written by Fintan Ryan & John Jackson
Directed by Damon Thomas
Airs Saturday nights at 10 on BBC America
Even more so than in either of the season’s first two episodes, “Episode 3″ allows In the Flesh to effectively utilize its extended episode order to tell a story that isn’t entirely necessary, yet it succeeds so much almost because it’s not necessary. Scattered among that thread, centered on the characters of Freddie and Haley, are continuations of the various plotlines developing this season. Some, of course, work better than others, but even if Freddie’s story isn’t what this episode is entirely interested in, it anchors the hour with emotional depth.
Roarton appears to be much larger than I had originally thought, and it’s still not quite clear how big it is, either in population or geographically. Among its inhabitants are...
- 5/26/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
May 2012 - BBC Three's acclaimed paranormal drama The Fades is named best Drama Series at the BAFTA Television Awards.
The only problem? The show had been axed one month previous.
May 2014 - BBC Three's acclaimed paranormal drama In The Flesh is named best Mini-Series at the BAFTA Television Awards. The popular Him & Her also triumphs in the Situation Comedy category.
The only problem? This time, it's the channel itself facing the chop.
"Whatever you think of BBC Three moving online, with In The Flesh and Him & Her winning, it's obviously been an incredible creative hotbed of talent," said Kenton Allen - Chief Executive of Big Talk Productions and producer of Him & Her - following his show's win at Sunday night's (May 18) awards.
But do a couple of BAFTAs make a difference in the grand scheme of things? Consolatory though it may have been for the show's fans, a win for...
The only problem? The show had been axed one month previous.
May 2014 - BBC Three's acclaimed paranormal drama In The Flesh is named best Mini-Series at the BAFTA Television Awards. The popular Him & Her also triumphs in the Situation Comedy category.
The only problem? This time, it's the channel itself facing the chop.
"Whatever you think of BBC Three moving online, with In The Flesh and Him & Her winning, it's obviously been an incredible creative hotbed of talent," said Kenton Allen - Chief Executive of Big Talk Productions and producer of Him & Her - following his show's win at Sunday night's (May 18) awards.
But do a couple of BAFTAs make a difference in the grand scheme of things? Consolatory though it may have been for the show's fans, a win for...
- 5/20/2014
- Digital Spy
In the Flesh, Season 2: Episode 2 – “Episode 2″
Written by Dominic Mitchell
Directed by Jim O’Hanlon
Airs Saturday nights at 10 on BBC America
That’s more like it. After a season premiere that was a little bogged down with trying to re-establish the world of In the Flesh, treading slightly too-familiar ground, “Episode 2″ is an example of everything this series does right. It begins with a microcosm of a cold open, in which Jem wakes up from one of her nightmares about being attacked by rotters. Last week, we saw how Kieren uses towels to cover up the mirror in the bathroom, since he’s unable to look at himself without the make-up he applies. Now we see Jem use those towels to line her bed because of the sweating those nightmares cause. It’s at once emotionally-driven and cleverly executed. But In the Flesh also does its dark comedy extremely well,...
Written by Dominic Mitchell
Directed by Jim O’Hanlon
Airs Saturday nights at 10 on BBC America
That’s more like it. After a season premiere that was a little bogged down with trying to re-establish the world of In the Flesh, treading slightly too-familiar ground, “Episode 2″ is an example of everything this series does right. It begins with a microcosm of a cold open, in which Jem wakes up from one of her nightmares about being attacked by rotters. Last week, we saw how Kieren uses towels to cover up the mirror in the bathroom, since he’s unable to look at himself without the make-up he applies. Now we see Jem use those towels to line her bed because of the sweating those nightmares cause. It’s at once emotionally-driven and cleverly executed. But In the Flesh also does its dark comedy extremely well,...
- 5/19/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
In the Flesh, Season 2, Episode 1, “Episode 1″
Written by Dominic Mitchell
Directed by Jim O’Hanlon
Airs Saturday nights at 10 on BBC America
In the Flesh most likely went under the radar last year during its three-episode first season on BBC America. The series is a British import and, like Sundance TV’s The Returned, is a fresh take on the zombie genre. As The Walking Dead continues to dominate cable TV, it appears other writers are attracted to the challenge of finding clever ways of working around its success. Dominic Mitchell, creator and writer of In the Flesh, is one of them. If you haven’t seen the first season, which clocks in at just under three hours altogether, I recommend doing so before reading further. It’s a wonderful debut series that has so much going for it, and at a time when more imported series are becoming available,...
Written by Dominic Mitchell
Directed by Jim O’Hanlon
Airs Saturday nights at 10 on BBC America
In the Flesh most likely went under the radar last year during its three-episode first season on BBC America. The series is a British import and, like Sundance TV’s The Returned, is a fresh take on the zombie genre. As The Walking Dead continues to dominate cable TV, it appears other writers are attracted to the challenge of finding clever ways of working around its success. Dominic Mitchell, creator and writer of In the Flesh, is one of them. If you haven’t seen the first season, which clocks in at just under three hours altogether, I recommend doing so before reading further. It’s a wonderful debut series that has so much going for it, and at a time when more imported series are becoming available,...
- 5/12/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
Genre: Drama | Horror Air Date/Time: May 10 at 10/9c Network: BBC America Creator and Writer: Dominic Mitchell Cast: Luke Newberry, Emily Bevan, Harriet Cains, Stephen Thompson, Kenneth Cranham, Wunmi Mosaku, Kevin Sutton, Steve Cooper, Marie Critchley, Sandra Hugget, Gerard Thompson, Gillian Waugh, and Emmett J Scanlan Summary: ‘They’re only one missed dose away from ripping our heads apart’ is the mantra of zombie haters out to destroy the fragile peace […]...
- 5/10/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
If you haven't seen "In the Flesh" (the second season premieres Sat. March 10 at 10:00 p.m. Et), the good news is that you can still catch up. The first season is just three episodes, currently available for streaming on the BBC America website, and fans of zombie movies will catch on quickly. What might come as a surprise to horror buffs is that this show takes the idea of zombies a step further -- oh, don't say zombies, by the way. They're people with Pds -- Partially Deceased Syndrome -- who can be treated for their brain-chomping tendencies. I spoke to series creator Dominic Mitchell about how season two will be continuing the idea of zombie re-integration as it takes place 18 months after the first season ended. For those who sense more of a political slant this time, Mitchell say that's purely intentional. While suicide victim Kieren will still...
- 5/10/2014
- by Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
by Darwyn CarsonLast year, I wrote that In The Flesh was not your typical zombie apocalyptic tale. Those of you who watched the three part mini-series know that to be true. Season one did a lot of exploring in a thoughtfully entertaining way. But time has passed. BBC America has released the first four minutes of season two, episode one of In The Flesh, and inventive writer/creator Dominic Mitchell is not easing us gently into this ongoing world where people passed away in 2009 and rose up en masse the following year. Season one picked up six years after The Rising; during a period of readjustment. The cycle of loss and pain had subsided. Though no one had discovered why this had...
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- 5/6/2014
- by Darwyn Carson
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
Review Louisa Mellor 5 May 2014 - 07:45
In The Flesh returns with a master class in expanding a drama’s scope without diluting its power. Here’s our review…
This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
Any doubt as to whether 2013’s excellent In The Flesh had the scope for a return visit to Roarton has been quashed. The series two opener meaningfully expands the world of the un-zombie drama without losing any of the original’s charm or allegorical power.
If anything, this new series promises to top the first. With twice as many episodes in the second run, creator Dominic Mitchell has been able to seed mysteries and lay the groundwork for plots to gradually unfold rather than rattle out this time around.
Not that Mitchell wastes any time in establishing the key conflicts of series two in episode one. The very first shot greets us with...
In The Flesh returns with a master class in expanding a drama’s scope without diluting its power. Here’s our review…
This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
Any doubt as to whether 2013’s excellent In The Flesh had the scope for a return visit to Roarton has been quashed. The series two opener meaningfully expands the world of the un-zombie drama without losing any of the original’s charm or allegorical power.
If anything, this new series promises to top the first. With twice as many episodes in the second run, creator Dominic Mitchell has been able to seed mysteries and lay the groundwork for plots to gradually unfold rather than rattle out this time around.
Not that Mitchell wastes any time in establishing the key conflicts of series two in episode one. The very first shot greets us with...
- 5/5/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
It's November 2013. Digital Spy is surrounded by zombies - sorry, Pds sufferers - on the set of BBC Three's In The Flesh and thanks to a combination of superb make-up work, intricate production design and the wet and windy weather conditions, it's very easy to believe that we are standing in the grim, grey surroundings of a post-rising Roarton.
When it aired a three-part 'pilot series' in March of that year, the offbeat series - a strange yet alluring blend of zombie horror and British kitchen sink drama - won instant acclaim and a fervid fan following for the way it used supernatural scenarios to explore themes of discrimination, depression and mental illness.
Luke Newberry - a fresh face at the time and now a BAFTA Leading Actor nominee - admits to being "a bit taken aback" by the overwhelmingly positive reaction to In The Flesh and his performance as...
When it aired a three-part 'pilot series' in March of that year, the offbeat series - a strange yet alluring blend of zombie horror and British kitchen sink drama - won instant acclaim and a fervid fan following for the way it used supernatural scenarios to explore themes of discrimination, depression and mental illness.
Luke Newberry - a fresh face at the time and now a BAFTA Leading Actor nominee - admits to being "a bit taken aback" by the overwhelmingly positive reaction to In The Flesh and his performance as...
- 5/2/2014
- Digital Spy
In April 2014 - with mere days to go until his supernatural thriller series In The Flesh returns to UK screens for a second run - 34-year-old Dominic Mitchell is a renowned and respected scribe who has won both critical acclaim and awards, including a recent BAFTA.
Rewind to early 2013 and Mitchell's life was very different - a rookie writer about to debut his first ever television series, he was less concerned with scooping up trophies and more with escaping the wrath of Being Human fans.
In The Flesh aired its first episode on March 17 - taking over the Sundays at 10pm slot previously occupied by said beloved cult drama, which had departed BBC Three the previous week.
"We were coming out of nowhere…" Mitchell recalls, "…and we were coming directly after Being Human so that was always a worry - that their fans might blame us somehow! But it was only three episodes,...
Rewind to early 2013 and Mitchell's life was very different - a rookie writer about to debut his first ever television series, he was less concerned with scooping up trophies and more with escaping the wrath of Being Human fans.
In The Flesh aired its first episode on March 17 - taking over the Sundays at 10pm slot previously occupied by said beloved cult drama, which had departed BBC Three the previous week.
"We were coming out of nowhere…" Mitchell recalls, "…and we were coming directly after Being Human so that was always a worry - that their fans might blame us somehow! But it was only three episodes,...
- 4/30/2014
- Digital Spy
Doctor Who's 50th anniversary programming won at the 2014 BAFTA TV Craft Awards in London tonight (April 27).
'The Day of The Doctor' - which featured Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt - won the prize for Special, Visual and Graphic Effects, while biopic An Adventure in Space and Time won for Make Up and Hair Design.
BBC Two's Peaky Blinders also picked up two prizes at the ceremony, including Photography and Lighting, and Best Director - Fiction for Otto Bathurst.
Broadchurch composer Ólafur Arnalds won the award for Original Television Music for his work on the popular ITV crime series, which starred Tennant and Olivia Colman.
Downton Abbey won for Costume Design, while Ripper Street won for Production Design, and Educating Yorkshire scooped the prize for Editing - Factual.
The team behind Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway were named Entertainment Craft Team 2014, while The X Factor took home the award for Multi-Camera Direction.
'The Day of The Doctor' - which featured Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt - won the prize for Special, Visual and Graphic Effects, while biopic An Adventure in Space and Time won for Make Up and Hair Design.
BBC Two's Peaky Blinders also picked up two prizes at the ceremony, including Photography and Lighting, and Best Director - Fiction for Otto Bathurst.
Broadchurch composer Ólafur Arnalds won the award for Original Television Music for his work on the popular ITV crime series, which starred Tennant and Olivia Colman.
Downton Abbey won for Costume Design, while Ripper Street won for Production Design, and Educating Yorkshire scooped the prize for Editing - Factual.
The team behind Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway were named Entertainment Craft Team 2014, while The X Factor took home the award for Multi-Camera Direction.
- 4/27/2014
- Digital Spy
In The Flesh star Luke Newberry has said that the show could survive the closure of BBC Three.
Much of the channel's output is expected to shift online from 2015, with Newberry telling Digital Spy that he believes his zombie drama can make the transition.
"I think it'll be good for it to go online with In The Flesh because [it is] such a well-loved show and I think people will hopefully go where the show goes," the actor said at last night's (April 24) BAFTA nominees party.
Newberry also spoke to DS about what fans can expect from series two of In The Flesh, which will debut on BBC Three on Sunday, May 4 at 10pm.
In The Flesh - created and written by Dominic Mitchell - debuted in March 2013 with an initial three-part run.
The show has been nominated in the Mini-Series category at this year's Arqiva BAFTA Television Awards - taking place on Sunday,...
Much of the channel's output is expected to shift online from 2015, with Newberry telling Digital Spy that he believes his zombie drama can make the transition.
"I think it'll be good for it to go online with In The Flesh because [it is] such a well-loved show and I think people will hopefully go where the show goes," the actor said at last night's (April 24) BAFTA nominees party.
Newberry also spoke to DS about what fans can expect from series two of In The Flesh, which will debut on BBC Three on Sunday, May 4 at 10pm.
In The Flesh - created and written by Dominic Mitchell - debuted in March 2013 with an initial three-part run.
The show has been nominated in the Mini-Series category at this year's Arqiva BAFTA Television Awards - taking place on Sunday,...
- 4/25/2014
- Digital Spy
BBC Three has confirmed a return date for In The Flesh.
Series two of the BAFTA-nominated zombie drama will debut on Sunday, May 4 at 10pm.
In the new six-part run, Pds sufferer Kieren (Luke Newberry) is caught up in the crossfire between the Undead Liberation Army and extreme political party Victus.
Emmett Scanlan joins the cast as Simon - a charismatic disciple of the Undead Prophet - while Wunmi Mosaku plays Maxine Martin, member of Victus and Roarton's newly-elected Member of Parliament.
Reprising their roles from the first series are Emily Grace Bevan as Kieran's friend Amy and Harriet Cains as his sister Jem.
In The Flesh - created and written by Dominic Mitchell - debuted in March 2013 with an initial three-part run.
In The Flesh returning to BBC Three: Series 2's secrets revealed
Watch the trailer for In The Flesh series two:...
Series two of the BAFTA-nominated zombie drama will debut on Sunday, May 4 at 10pm.
In the new six-part run, Pds sufferer Kieren (Luke Newberry) is caught up in the crossfire between the Undead Liberation Army and extreme political party Victus.
Emmett Scanlan joins the cast as Simon - a charismatic disciple of the Undead Prophet - while Wunmi Mosaku plays Maxine Martin, member of Victus and Roarton's newly-elected Member of Parliament.
Reprising their roles from the first series are Emily Grace Bevan as Kieran's friend Amy and Harriet Cains as his sister Jem.
In The Flesh - created and written by Dominic Mitchell - debuted in March 2013 with an initial three-part run.
In The Flesh returning to BBC Three: Series 2's secrets revealed
Watch the trailer for In The Flesh series two:...
- 4/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Trailer Simon Brew 18 Apr 2014 - 06:24
Get a taste of In The Flesh series 2 with this new teaser trailer...
Heading to BBC Three next month is the return of In The Flesh for its second series run. The first series of the zombie drama ran for three episodes, and picked up a fair amount of deserved acclaim. We're expecting more when series two finally gets going.
Dominic Mitchell, who created the show, is writing again, and we've taken a spoiler-free look at episode one right here.
Futhermore, and the reason for this post, the BBC has now released a new trailer for In The Flesh series 2, which you can see right here. We'll have a lot more on the show closer to its transmission...
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Get a taste of In The Flesh series 2 with this new teaser trailer...
Heading to BBC Three next month is the return of In The Flesh for its second series run. The first series of the zombie drama ran for three episodes, and picked up a fair amount of deserved acclaim. We're expecting more when series two finally gets going.
Dominic Mitchell, who created the show, is writing again, and we've taken a spoiler-free look at episode one right here.
Futhermore, and the reason for this post, the BBC has now released a new trailer for In The Flesh series 2, which you can see right here. We'll have a lot more on the show closer to its transmission...
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- 4/17/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
BBC Three has unveiled a new trailer promoting the second series of In the Flesh.
It was announced last year that a second run of the zombie drama had been commissioned, with it due to air in the first week of May.
The trailer shows Kieren Walker (Luke Newberry) struggling to pick a side, with the voiceover at the end of the trailer adding: "Choosing a side will tear him apart."
Dominic Mitchell's zombie saga will pick up nine months after the devastating events of the first series, with Pds sufferer Kieren desperate to escape his hometown of Roarton.
The new series will comprise six parts, with the show's creator Mitchell hinting that it will expand on the mythology introduced in the first series.
"With the first series, we had three hours, so it was good to be self-contained," the writer explained. "I wanted to explore the mythology more...
It was announced last year that a second run of the zombie drama had been commissioned, with it due to air in the first week of May.
The trailer shows Kieren Walker (Luke Newberry) struggling to pick a side, with the voiceover at the end of the trailer adding: "Choosing a side will tear him apart."
Dominic Mitchell's zombie saga will pick up nine months after the devastating events of the first series, with Pds sufferer Kieren desperate to escape his hometown of Roarton.
The new series will comprise six parts, with the show's creator Mitchell hinting that it will expand on the mythology introduced in the first series.
"With the first series, we had three hours, so it was good to be self-contained," the writer explained. "I wanted to explore the mythology more...
- 4/17/2014
- Digital Spy
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