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Even though HBO Max was rebranded to Max a while ago, its nature of offering monthly releases to viewers has not changed. As a result, like every other month, some of the best TV shows are heading to Max this December. Despite its vast library of titles, its users are constantly on the lookout for something new.

Therefore, if you're someone who is looking forward to watching a new TV series this December or waiting for the renewal of a show you've seen before, Max may have a solution. From originals to other programs, these are some of the best TV series coming to Max in December 2024.

'Creature Commandos' Streaming December 5

Creature Commandos, written by James Gunn, is an upcoming animated series that will serve as the first entry in both the new DC Universe and Dcu's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters. In this new television show, which is helmed by Dean Lorey as showrunner,...

December 2024 won’t have a lot of Christmas movies on Max, but there are still some exciting releases to look forward to. Dcu is finally starting with Creature Commandos, coming out on December 5. DC fans will also enjoy the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. And to top it off, the classic favorite The Goonies will also be available!

Here is the list of every movie & TV show arriving on Max this December!

Arriving on December 1

Cedar Rapids (movie)

Clash of the Titans (movie)

Cop Out (movie)

Death Race (movie)

Glee The 3D Concert Movie (movie)

Hamlet 2 (movie)

How I Live Now (movie)

Invisible Stripes (movie)

It All Came True (movie)

Jupiter Ascending (movie)

Key Largo (movie)

Kid Galahad (movie)

King of the Underworld (movie)

Lightning Strikes Twice (movie)

Lord of the Rings (movie)

Man from God’s Country (movie)

Marine Raiders (movie)

Marked Woman (movie)

Meet Me in St. Louis...

December 2024 won’t bring that many Christmas titles to Max. Still, there are some interesting titles we can look forward to. Dcu finally kicks off with the release of Creature Commandos on December 5.

Furthermore, DC fans will also be pleased with the release of the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. To spice things up, fan-favorite The Goonies also arrives on the platform!

Here is the list of every movie & TV show arriving on Max this December!

Arriving on December 1

Cedar Rapids (movie)

Clash of the Titans (movie)

Cop Out (movie)

Death Race (movie)

Glee The 3D Concert Movie (movie)

Hamlet 2 (movie)

How I Live Now (movie)

Invisible Stripes (movie)

It All Came True (movie)

Jupiter Ascending (movie)

Key Largo (movie)

Kid Galahad (movie)

King of the Underworld (movie)

Lightning Strikes Twice (movie)

Lord of the Rings (movie)

Man from God’s Country (movie)

Marine Raiders (movie)

Marked Woman (movie)

Meet Me in St.

‘Homecoming: The Tobi Amusan Story’ Trailer

Nile Media Entertainment Group has boarded a new documentary from Athlst and MagicLine Films about world record hurdler Tobi Amusan. Nile Media will rep global sales on “Homecoming: The Tobi Amusan Story.”

Amusan became world record holder in the 100m hurdles in 2022 and is also a three-time Diamond League champion. Athlst Studios CEO Lanre Aina and Sulaiman Folarin co-direct the documentary.

“This documentary is a window into my world,” she said. “It’s about the sweat, tears, and countless hours of training that go into those few seconds on the track.”

Check out the trailer below:

Banijay Germany to Adapt ‘MasterChef,’ ‘Survivor’

Banijay Germany announced today that its entertainment label, Brainpool, will produce local adaptations of “MasterChef” and “Survivor” in partnership with AcunMedya. Both shows will air on the German channel Sport1. Represented globally by Banijay Entertainment, “MasterChef” was created by Franc Roddam and received more than 70 local commissions,...

A spate of deals out of MIPCOM Cannes this week indicates there is still life in the global TV market.

Paramount Global Content Distribution inked a multi-year volume deal with beIN Media Group, giving the Qatari-owned group exclusive rights to Paramount’s content library, including acclaimed series like Yellowstone, Billions, new offerings such as NCIS: Tony & Ziva and feature films including Bob Marley: One Love and the Transformers and Mission: Impossible franchises, across the Middle East and North Africa for beIN’s premium Pay TV channels and Tod streaming platform. The deal will see the shows carried in English subtitled in Arabic. Paramount has similar agreements in place with the likes of Streamz in Belgium, MultiChoice in Africa, and JioCinema in India.

Disney-owned Hulu, which on Monday announced its acquisition of StudioCanal’s action series Paris Has Fallen, has also snapped up U.S. streaming rights to Critical Incident,...

On Thursday July 4 2024, BBC America broadcasts Frozen Planet II!

A First Look at Planet Earth: Mammals Episode Summary

In this episode of “Frozen Planet II,” titled “A First Look at Planet Earth: Mammals,” BBC America takes viewers on an extraordinary journey into the frigid realms of the Arctic and Antarctic, alongside other cold environments like high mountains, frozen deserts, snowbound forests, and icy oceans. The docuseries delves deep into the lives of mammals inhabiting these harsh landscapes, showcasing their remarkable adaptations and the challenges they must overcome to thrive. From polar bears hunting on sea ice to penguins navigating icy waters, each species’ survival hinges on their ability to endure extreme temperatures and scarcity of resources.

Narrated with expert precision and awe-inspiring footage, “Frozen Planet II” offers a rare glimpse into the resilience and diversity of wildlife in Earth’s coldest regions. Through stunning cinematography and intimate storytelling, viewers witness...

Get ready to explore the wonders of Earth’s coldest regions in “Frozen Planet II” with the episode titled “A First Look at Planet Earth: Mammals,” airing on BBC America this Thursday, July 4, 2024, at 9:00 Am. This captivating docuseries takes viewers on a breathtaking journey through the Arctic and Antarctic, high mountains, frozen deserts, snowbound forests, and icy oceans, showcasing the resilience and diversity of mammalian wildlife.

In this episode, viewers will witness how various mammal species adapt and thrive in extreme environments. From polar bears navigating icy waters to penguins enduring harsh Antarctic winters, each species faces unique challenges to survive. The documentary offers intimate insights into their behaviors, survival strategies, and interactions within their ecosystems.

Narrated with engaging storytelling and stunning cinematography, “Frozen Planet II” continues to mesmerize audiences with its exploration of Earth’s most remote and unforgiving landscapes. This episode promises to be an educational and visually stunning experience,...

The Environmental Media Association (Ema) has announced its list of nominees for the 2023 Ema Awards that recognizes productions for environmental excellence, and revealed that actor and activist Laura Dern will be the Gala honoree.

Netflix leads the way with seven nominations, including the features Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and White Noise, the reality show Queer Eye and the documentary series Down to Earth with Zac Efron. Avatar: The Way of Water also scored a nomination in the features category.

On the television side, HBO’s The Last of Us, A Black Lady Sketch Show and What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel were nominated.

According to the non-profit, the Ema Awards Gala “commemorates leaders working towards a more sustainable future as well as productions setting the standard for green practices and films, television series, and documentaries harnessing the power of storytelling to advocate for environmental justice, climate action,...

British TV shows fetched a record £1.85B ($2.25B) in 2022-23, new stats reveal.

Sales to streamers boomed and finished tape deals came back into fashion to help exports grow 22% year-on-year, Pact’s UK TV Exports Report revealed.

Demand for shows such as The Ipcress Files, Frozen Planet II and This England built even as the international TV business faced a brutal economy, a battered TV ad market and major buyers withholding spend. Half of respondents said their business was impacted by the period of austerity and cost management at large U.S. companies.

For the first time, over half of programmes (53%) were sold to international streaming and VoD platforms, up from 39% last year. This could be connected to the growth in finished program sales, with streamers more likely to license as they pulled away from costlier original content spend.

Finished programmes accounted for 60% of sales, up by 11% to hit £1.11B,...

Exclusive: Plimsoll Productions is making some changes to its natural history team.

The company, which is behind Disney+/National Geographic’s upcoming seven-part wildlife series Incredible Animal Journeys and the James Cameron-executive produced, Benedict Cumberbatch-narrated Super/Natural, has promoted Mark Brownlow following the departure of Tom Hugh-Jones.

Brownlow, who joined the company earlier this year as Executive Producer, becomes Creative Director, Natural History. He replaces Tom Hugh-Jones, who previously held that role, and leaves after seven years.

Browlow will continue to report to Plimsoll’s Chief Creative Officer of Natural History and Science Martha Holmes.

He has overseen Incredible Animal Journeys since joining the ITV-owned company. Before that, he spent 28 years at the BBC, where he worked on series including Blue Planet II and Frozen Planet II. He also previously exec produced a ten-part wildlife series for Apple as well as Eden: Untamed Planet for BBC and AMC Networks,...

Nearing the one-century mark isn’t slowing down Sir David Attenborough.

The 97-year-old nature documentarian will be returning to narrate the third instalment of the critically acclaimed “Planet Earth” series, which first debuted with 2006’s “Planet Earth” and returned in 2016 with “Planet Earth II”. The third “Planet Earth” will premiere later this year on BBC One; a Canadian air date has yet to be announced.

“Planet Earth wouldn’t be Planet Earth without David, so I’m delighted he is presenting the third series,” Mike Gunton, executive producer of “Planet Earth III”, told The Guardian. “As ever, he has brought his huge enthusiasm and wisdom, has been encouraging about our new perspective and has, I know, really enjoyed seeing the extraordinary new wonders brought to the screen.”

Read More: Exclusive: Sir David Attenborough Returns To The Arctic In Sneak Peek At ‘Frozen Planet II’

According to The Guardian , filming on...

BBC Studios, the U.K. public broadcaster’s commercial arm, reported record full-year financials, including its highest-ever revenue and earnings, touting on Tuesday the strength of its Content Studio unit and “thriving brands like Bluey and Dancing With the Stars.”

The company unveiled key strategic and financial performance data for the fiscal year 2022/2023, which ended in March. Overall revenue, or sales, crossed the milestones of £2.0 billion, $2.0 billion and $2.5 billion, hitting £2.09 billion (nearly $2.70 billion), up 28 percent from the £1.63 billion recorded in the previous year. “This increase was driven by growth in its global Content Studio, which fuelled BBC Studios’ catalog, while thriving brands like Bluey and Dancing with the Stars and strong long-term partnerships also contributed to the year’s performance,” the company said.

Its profit, as measured in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) rose 6 to £240 million ($310 million) from £226 million “despite pressures from inflation, a volatile advertising market...

The Critics Choice Association unveiled the winners of the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards.

The awards recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted, and reality programming across broadcast, cable, and streaming platforms.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, and Top Chef tied with two awards apiece.

If we look at network-by-network numbers, Bravo and Netflix tied for first place with four wins each.

Scroll down for the complete list of winners.

And, if you're looking for reactions from the winners. They will be available on Youtube later today.

Best Competition Series

The Amazing Race (CBS) -- Winner

Lego Masters (Fox)

RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)

RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars (Paramount+)

Survivor (CBS)

The Traitors (Peacock)

Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety

America's Got Talent (NBC)

America's Got Talent: All Stars (NBC)

Dancing with the Stars (Disney+)

The Masked Singer (Fox)

My Kind of Country (Apple TV+)

The Voice...

This year’s Critics Choice Real TV Awards honored shows “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” “Top Chef,” and “Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi,” with each series taking home two awards.

All three shows won in the Best Show Host category, as RuPaul tied with Padma Lakshmi for both “Taste the Nation” and “Top Chef.” “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” took home the award for best ensemble cast in an unscripted series, while “Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi” was awarded best structured series and “Top Chef” won best culinary show.

The annual event continues to recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.

Lisa Vanderpump was honored with the Impact Award this year and Eugene Levy won Star of the Year. Additionally, Bravo and Netflix were the biggest winners of awards, topping four categories each.

A special program showcasing the winners will premiere on Ktla+ and Ktla.

Welcome to Wrexham with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney scored the Best Sports Show award and The Amazing Race came in first in the Best Competition Series category at the 2023 Critics Choice Real TV Awards. Critics Choice Association members spread the love around, with only RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, and Top Chef earning two awards each.

Given the quantity and quality of reality programming, the Cca launched the Critics Choice Real TV Awards in 2019 to recognize the best in nonfiction, unscripted, and reality shows. In addition to the regular competition categories, this year the Cca honored Lisa Vanderpump with the Impact Award and Eugene Levy was named Star of the Year.

Critics Choice Real TV Awards Winners

Best Competition Series

Winner: The Amazing Race (CBS)

Lego Masters (Fox)

RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Paramount+)

Survivor (CBS)

The Traitors (Peacock...

Paramount+ spinoff RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Hulu’s Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi and Bravo veteran Top Chef led the field with two wins apiece at the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which were revealed today.

Bravo and Netflix topped all networks and platforms with four trophies. Streamers Apple TV+, Hulu and Paramount+ were the only others to score multiple wins. See the full list below.

Broadcast networks made a good showing today, with CBS’ The Amazing Race taking Best Competition Series, NBC’s The Voice winning Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety and ABC’s Shark Tank scoring Best Business Show.

Schitt’s Creek alum Eugene Levy, who leads Apple TV+’s The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy, was named Star of the Year category, while Lisa Vanderpump was honored with the 2023 Impact Award.

Ktla+ and Ktla.com will air 2023 Critics Choice Real TV Awards – A Salute to the Winners,...

The Critics Choice Association revealed the winners of the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi and Top Chef tied with two awards each. Drag Race won the award for best ensemble cast in an unscripted series, Taste the Nation won best structured series, and Top Chef won best culinary show. RuPaul and Lakshmi tied in the best show host category, which went to the three aforementioned shows. (The most recent season of Top Chef, which concluded June 8, is Lakshmi’s last after she announced she would not be returning as host ahead of the finale.)

Additionally, Lisa Vanderpump was honored with the Impact Award, while Eugene Levy — who hosts Apple TV+’s The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy, which won best travel/adventure show — won Star of the Year.

The Critics Choice Association (Cca) unveiled the nominees for the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards that honors the best in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming.

Leading the nominations list was RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars earning a combined total of five nods including Best Competition Series. RuPaul would also score individual nominations for Best Show Host and Star of the Year.

“Looking over the list of this year’s nominees, we can’t think of a better way to celebrate the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards than by calling attention to so many of the talented and diverse individuals who continue to make unscripted television an essential genre on broadcast, cable and streaming,” said Critics Choice Association TV Branch Co-President Ed Martin.

Other nominees included Vanderpump Rules, fresh off of the “Scandoval,” and Joanna Gaines for her cooking show Magnolia Table. Selena Gomez...

Apparently Paramount+’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars” were given carte blanche to sashay away, as the reality juggernauts lead the nominees for the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards with five combined nominations over four categories, including Best Competiton Series and Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series.

“Looking over the list of this year’s nominees, we can’t think of a better way to celebrate the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards than by calling attention to so many of the talented and diverse individuals who continue to make unscripted television an essential genre on broadcast, cable and streaming,” said Critics Choice Association TV Branch Co-President Ed Martin.

The Critics Choice Real TV Awards were created in 2019 to boost the attention of reality, nonfiction and lifestyle programming, and represent more than 600 North American journalists.

Due to the ongoing Writers Strike, the fifth...

Just as the Primetime Emmys recognize a slew of categories during a weekend devoted to celebrating the Creative Arts, so too do the BAFTAs. The BAFTA TV Craft Awards honor various achievements across 20 different categories. An even dozen of these are devoted to fictional programming, another six to factual, and four are in combined fields. Winners of these awards were handed out in a ceremony on Sunday, April 23, three weeks before the main event. (Here’s the full list of BAFTA TV Awards nominations.) Scroll down for the complete list of BAFTA TV Craft Award winners.

Fiction

Costume Design

“The Crown”

“Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared”

X – “The Essex Serpent”

“The English”

Director (Fiction)

Dearbhla Walsh, “Bad Sisters”

Hugo Blick, “The English”

Lucy Forbes, “This is Going to Hurt”

X – William Stefan Smith, “Top Boy”

Editing (Fiction)

“The Crown”

“Andor”

“Slow Horses”

X – “This is Going to Hurt”

Emerging Talent...

Channel 4’s “Derry Girls” and the BBC’s “This is Going to Hurt” and “The Traitors” have won the top honors at the U.K.’s annual Broadcasting Press Guild (Bpg) Awards.

“Derry Girls” won best comedy and best writer for Lisa McGee and the stars of “This is Going to Hurt,” Ben Whishaw and Ambika Mod won best actor and best actress.

The most popular new reality show on British television, “The Traitors,” won best entertainment title. Other BBC shows among the awards were “Sherwood,” which won best drama, “The Real Mo Farah” best documentary mini series and “Frozen Planet II” best documentary.

Sky’s “I Hate Suzie Too” won best drama mini series.

The Bpg Jury Prize was awarded to multiple winners for the first time, to the eight BBC local radio journalists who interviewed Liz Truss during her brief stint as Prime Minister. The breakthrough award...

Ben Whishaw and Ambika Mod, the stars of This is Going to Hurt, have scooped the top acting prizes at this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, while Derry Girls picked up a double.

This is Going to Hurt failed to even land a nomination in Best Drama Series, with that gong going to fellow BBC drama Sherwood, but Whishaw and Mod staved off competition from the likes of Anna Maxwell Martin, Leslie Manville and Gary Oldman to take the major prizes.

Mod’s win will lead to more raised eyebrows at the BAFTA TV jury’s decision to eschew her from this week’s Best Actress nomination list in favor of the likes of Kate Winslet, Sarah Lancashire and Imelda Staunton. Whishaw picked up a BAFTA nod for Best Actor.

Mod’s portrayal of struggling junior doctor Shruti won critics’ hearts, while Whishaw’s lead turn playing Adam has...

Just as the Primetime Emmys recognize a slew of categories during a weekend devoted to celebrating the Creative Arts, so too do the BAFTAs. The BAFTA TV Craft Awards honor various achievements across 20 different categories. An even dozen of these are devoted to fictional programming, another six to factual, and four are in combined fields. Winners of these awards will be revealed during a ceremony on Sunday, April 23. That’s three weeks before the main event. (Here’s the full list of BAFTA TV Awards nominations.)

Fiction

Costume Design

“The Crown”

“Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared”

“The Essex Serpent”

“The English”

Director (Fiction)

Dearbhla Walsh, “Bad Sisters”

Hugo Blick, “The English”

Lucy Forbes, “This is Going to Hurt”

William Stefan Smith, “Top Boy”

Editing (Fiction)

“The Crown”

“Andor”

“Slow Horses”

“This is Going to Hurt”

Emerging Talent (Fiction)

Jack Rooke (writer), “Big Boys”

Lynette Linton (director), “My Name is Leon...

Exclusive: Marketing teams working on projects from The Batman and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to Wednesday and A League of Their Own were honored Saturday at the second annual World Trailer Awards.

The ceremony honoring the world’s top creators and entertainment marketers took place at the Tivoli Marina Vilamoura in Algarve, Portugal, where winners were announced across the worlds of TV, cinema, games and streaming. More than 70 countries participated in the competition (see the regional winners list here), with winners selected by a panel 450-plus international entertainment opinion leaders and industry experts. Deadline is the event’s media partner.

This year’s event was hosted by Michael Beavan, founder of Production Publicity Ltd, and Alejandro Barrios, World Trailer Awards’ Latam Regional Director.

Watch the full ceremony exclusively above.

Among the winners, The Batman won Best Trailer, created by Bond, in the Cinema field, while in TV the Best Online...

In this follow-up to 2011’s Frozen Planet, Sir David Attenborough (who else?) takes us back to regions where snow, ice, and freezing temperatures serve as essential surroundings for some of Earth’s most fascinating creatures. The six-part series, Frozen Planet II, visits frigid poles, arid tundra, icy seas, snowy forests, and mountain peaks to meet Siberian tigers, penguins, polar bears, snow monkeys, and other hardy animals braving extreme conditions. (Credit: Jason Roberts/BBC America) Attenborough thoughtfully surveys the measurable ecosystem effects of climate change, which is thawing our frozen planet at an alarming rate. Here’s a peek at the first three episodes. “Frozen Worlds” (January 28) Journey through remote lands to discover the incredible ways that animals have overcome the challenges of subzero survival. “Frozen Oceans” (February 4) Dive into a world of water and ice to visit creatures thriving in and under the Arctic Sea. “Frozen Peaks” (February 11) Explore ice worlds born of altitude.

Over a decade ago, four-time Emmy®-winning series Frozen Planet gave viewers unprecedented insight into life in the Poles. Now, the highly-anticipated sequel, Frozen Planet II, returns to the Arctic and Antarctic to observe the amazing species that thrive there. But, going further than the first season, it also explores life beyond the Poles – witnessing the wildlife dramas that play out in all the world’s coldest regions: our high mountains, frozen deserts, snowbound forests, and ice-cold oceans. These are the last true wildernesses on earth; places so challenging for survival that only a heroic cast of animals can live here. From polar bears to penguins, Siberian tigers to snow monkeys, each species must overcome unique challenges to survive their extreme environments. Narrated by Emmy®-winning famed naturalist Sir David Attenborough (Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II), Frozen Planet II premieres Saturday, January 28 at 8pm Et/7pm C on BBC America and AMC+.

If you watched the 2022 Streamy Awards, you may have wondered why Jimmy Donaldson traveled to Antarctica instead of accepting his third-straight Creator of the Year award. On Christmas Eve, subscribers to Donaldson’s MrBeast channel got the answer to that question — and it involved a surprising collaborator.

Donaldson and his buddies spent 50 hours on their own amidst the desolate terrain of Antarctica. That setup would make for an epic video even without a soundtrack, but the MrBeast contingent happened to run into a legendary musician on its polar voyage. Donaldson met Hans Zimmer while in Antarctica, and the German composer agreed to provide a fitting score for the creator’s latest video.

‘I Survived 50 Hours In Antarctica’ features some of Donaldson’s regulars, including Karl Jacobs and Sapnap, as well as guest star Dream. The Minecraft creator recently revealed his face to his 30 million subscribers, and he is now showing it in videos across YouTube.

I’ve watched a lot of TV this year. I wake up in the morning, brew a pot of coffee, and sit down to watch television until my eyes go square in their sockets. It’s a quotidian world of ticking time bombs, raunchy rutting, and liberally littered laughs.

The following 10 shows represent my favourites from the past 12 months. Some were watched for work and some were watched for pleasure, but all were immensely enjoyable. In a year dominated by two blockbuster fantasy shows – HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon and Amazon’s Tolkien epic The Rings of Power – the work I enjoyed most erred on the side of the irreverent. Funny, cynical, moving, thrilling; there’s a little of everything on this list.

But before we get into it, I think it’s important to recognise my biases: competently assembled though many of these shows are,...

I’ve watched a lot of TV this year. I wake up in the morning, brew a pot of coffee, and sit down to watch television until my eyes go square in their sockets. It’s a quotidian world of ticking time bombs, raunchy rutting, and liberally littered laughs.

The following 10 shows represent my favourites from the past 12 months. Some were watched for work and some were watched for pleasure, but all were immensely enjoyable. In a year dominated by two blockbuster fantasy shows – HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon and Amazon’s Tolkien epic The Rings of Power – the work I enjoyed most erred on the side of the irreverent. Funny, cynical, moving, thrilling; there’s a little of everything on this list.

But before we get into it, I think it’s important to recognise my biases: competently assembled though many of these shows are,...

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What happens when a YouTube star and legendary film composer both happen to be in Antarctica at the same time? In the case of Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) and Hans Zimmer, that means filming and creating an original soundtrack for a YouTube video — all within the span of 12 days.

After arriving in Antarctica to film his latest YouTube video, which sees the stunt-happy creator spending 50 hours outside the Union Glacier area, Donaldson quickly learned that Zimmer was also in the area. He took the opportunity to pitch the composer and, within a span of roughly four hours, the two struck a deal to have the Oscar winner score the upcoming YouTube video, according to Donaldson.

“The moment I heard Hans was there too, I knew I had to work with him on this no matter what it took. No one else would understand...

London-headquartered factual producer Plimsoll Productions has hired BAFTA and Emmy-nominated “Blue Planet II” producer Mark Brownlow as an executive producer.

Newly backed by ITV Studios, Plimsoll is bringing Brownlow on board to report directly into chief creative officer of natural history and science Martha Holmes.

Brownlow is best known for his work on the acclaimed BBC-produced and David Attenborough-narrated blue chip “Blue Planet II” and its successful follow-up series “Frozen Planet II.”

With more than 20 natural history titles to his name, Brownlow has spent the last 28 years with BBC.

Most recently, he executive produced a 10-part wildlife series for Apple TV+, along with “Eden: Untamed Planet” (BBC Two/AMC Networks) and “Earth’s Tropical Islands” (BBC/PBS).

He produced the “Shallow Seas” and “Freshwater” episodes of the Emmy and BAFTA-winning series “Planet Earth” (BBC One/Discovery) and two episodes of the Emmy-winning “Wild Pacific” (BBC Two/Discovery).

He...

The BBC has unveiled its Christmas TV line-up for the 2022 festive season.

From brand new shows to festive editions of fan favourites, there is plenty of programming on offer across the genres of drama, comedy, entertainment and more.

The biggest highlights this year include the “life-affirming” Scottish drama Mayflies, a tale of male friendship based on Andrew O’Hagan’s 2021 novel, starring Martin Compston, Tony Curran and Ashley Jensen. Sally Wainwright’s Bafta-winning Happy Valley also returns to the BBC for its much-anticipated third and final series, after a six-year hiatus, with Sarah Lancashire back as Sgt Catherine Cawood.

Viewers will be treated to the final chapter of the epic trilogy His Dark Materials, and Strike: Troubled Blood, which sees Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke) visit family in Cornwall when he’s called on to solve a mysterious cold case.

In the world of comedy, fans will have plenty to look forward...

In his 2011 docuseries “Frozen Planet”, Sir David Attenborough brought viewers on a journey from the Arctic to the Antarctic, winning four Emmys in the process.

Now, the acclaimed British documentary filmmaker is delving even deeper in a new followup series, “Frozen Planet II”.

Read More: Exclusive: Sir David Attenborough Discusses The Importance Of Plants In First Look At ‘The Green Planet’ Documentary

Eleven years later, Sir David returns to the coldest parts of the world to observe the amazing species that thrive there. Going even further than the first series, “Frozen Planet II” also explores life beyond the Poles, witnessing the wildlife dramas that play out in planet’s chilliest places, including high mountains, frozen deserts, snowbound forests and ice-cold oceans.

Polar bear mother and cub, Svalbard, Arctic Norway. Photo courtesy of BBC Earth Musk ox are hardy tundra residents who weather conditions all year round and even give birth...

BBC America paid its final respects to “Killing Eve” in April; now, “Doctor Who” is (time-) traveling away to Disney+. Guess what BBC America’s top two shows were?

The extremely long-running British series will now stream on Disney+ outside of the UK and Ireland. While we’re about a year out from that deal’s debut, the “intention” is for “Doctor Who” on Disney+ to stream the same day episodes air on Britain’s BBC One, a person with knowledge of the plans told IndieWire. For the next few years, BBC America, a joint venture between AMC Networks and BBC Studios, will continue to have the linear license for several prior seasons of “Doctor Who.” The limited catalogue will include all of the Jodie Whittaker seasons and a dozen specials.

Disney’s “Doctor Who” deal follows a somewhat similar platform change for “Dancing With the Stars,” which is produced...

Tim Davie, BBC director-general, underscored the importance of creative risk-taking to the British broadcaster, when interviewed onstage at TV market Mipcom on Monday, which coincided with the BBC’s 100th anniversary.

Davie’s appearance onstage followed a presentation by Tom Fussell, CEO of BBC Studios, the broadcaster’s commercial arm. He announced that BBC Studios is set to wholly acquire Sid Gentle Films, the production company behind hits such as “Killing Eve.” He showed a clip from the company’s new show “Rain Dogs,” starring Daisy May Cooper. Cash Carraway is writer and executive producer.

Fussell also announced that BBC Studios’ managing director of scripted, Mark Linsey, is set to relocate to Los Angeles in order to help build its co-production, investment and commissioning opportunities internationally.

Fussell pointed out that this year 75 of its production studio revenues would come from outside the BBC, with shows such as “Good Omens” for Prime Video.

Netflix Among Buyers Of Doc On Dutch Soccer Manager Louis Van Gaal

A feature doc about fiery Dutch soccer coach Louis Van Gaal is head to Netflix. The streamer has acquired German rights to Van Gaal: The Man Behind the Legend from distributor Dfw International, the sales arm of Studiocanal-owned Benelux film distributor Dutch FilmWorks. Spain’s Telefonica has bough rights for Movistar Plus+ and Vrt has done a deal for Belgium. UK TV and VoD rights have gone to film distributor Vertical Entertainment. The doc paints a portrait of Van Gaal, who is one Europe’s most successful coaches, over a three years period. He has managed Fc Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Manchester United and players he led such as Wayne Rooney, Luis Figo and Xavi will contribute to the doc, along with his wife and daughters. “Louis van Gaal is one of the outstanding personalities of...

BBC Two are set to celebrate the prolific 40-year career of the iconic cinematic composer, Hans Zimmer.

The brand new documentary, ‘Hans Zimmer – Hollywood Rebel,’ is a 60-minute film, which airs on BBC Two on Sunday 16 October at 9pm, looks back at Hans’ glittering forty-year career, having redefined the movie score: thrilling audiences, pioneering new techniques, breaking all the rules about how to write for movies and introducing new generations to the incomparable drama of orchestral music. Now, given unprecedented access, this film will trace Hans’ amazing life and career, from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty.

The in-depth, personal profile of the most influential and talented movie composer of his generation, will be getting inside the head of the man whose music has dominated modern movie making. Often imitated but never bettered, Hans’ distinctive sound has dominated the film industry for over twenty years – and having his name credited on...

The life and work of Hans Zimmer, the Oscar-winning composer of “The Lion King” and “Dune: Part One,” will be celebrated in BBC Two documentary “Hans Zimmer – Hollywood Rebel.”

The 60-minute film looks back at Zimmer’s 40-year journey from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty. It will seek to reveal the musical secrets of Zimmer over a career that includes scores for films “Rain Man,” “Pirates of The Caribbean,” “Gladiator,” “No Time To Die,” “The Dark Knight,” “Batman Begins” and “The Thin Red Line” plus the music he created for BBC Studios Natural History films, including “Planet Earth II,” “Blue Planet II” and “Frozen Planet II.”

The film also features interviews with Ron Howard, Denis Villeneuve, Christopher Nolan, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Barry Levinson, James L. Brooks, Gore Verbinski, Steve McQueen, Stephen Frears and Tim Bevan.

Zimmer said: “I’m honored to be sharing this insight into my career and life with the BBC audience.

BBC have unveiled their fall/winter arts and factual slate including documentaries on Elon Musk and fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who tragically died last year at the age of 41, as well as a new Louis Theroux series in which he interviews stars including Judi Dench, Rita Ora and Stormzy.

“I’ve been in my new role for four months and I’ve been blown away by the sheer range, scale and quality of programming coming out of the factual, arts and classical music departments,” said Kate Phillips, director for unscripted. “From stand out documentaries like ‘The Real Mo Farah’ and ‘Freddie’s Field of Dreams’ to the BBC Proms and the launch of ‘Frozen Planet II,’ the team here are at the very top of their game, bringing audiences high impact, uniquely public service content at its very best. We’ve got plenty more to look forward to in the...

It’s back then, and it’s probably just as well. Such is the comforting power of The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4); it seems unthinkable it would have been cancelled or postponed merely because the Queen had passed on. Indeed, that very fact, and the emotional trauma it has inflicted on a nation and a Commonwealth of about 2.5 billion people, makes it imperative that judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood and their sweetly charming contestants get the mixing bowl out to salve the collective hurt.

This they cheerfully attended to with lavish application of buttercream and lame jokes. In the Gbbo tent, nestled in its warm, exquisitely verdant setting, the real world, and its horrors feel far, far away. No one ever asks aloud how much the gas bill will be for making 168 cakes, or remarks on how much the price of flour and raisins has gone up lately.

There are few things of which Britain is a world-leading exporter these days. Marmalade, perhaps, or nostalgia. But above all else, this country is incontrovertibly the market’s premier provider of wildlife documentaries, from Blue Planet to Planet Earth, Dynasties to The Hunt. Now, the BBC is back with its latest colossal undertaking, Frozen Planet II, a five-episode series sifting through the snow and peering beneath the ice sheets of our vast glacial landscapes.

This new series opens with its narrator, Sir David Attenborough, speaking on camera about the urgency of its themes. It’s an alarming start: not just because of the perils of climate change, but because I’m so used to Attenborough being a disembodied voice. The point of portraying these frozen wastelands, he announces, is “to witness their wonders, while there is still time to save them”. It is a theme that will recur throughout the episode,...

A fan of Sir David Attenborough has shared the heartwarming letter he sent to his child.

The young girl had named her new pet Sir David Stickenborough, in honour of the famed nature documentarian.

“She wrote to tell him this,” revealed the girl’s father on Twitter. “Obviously he responded.”

Darren Logan, the head of research at The Waltham Petcare Science Institute, shared a picture of the letter his daughter had received in response.

On headed paper, Attenborough had written: “I am so glad you’re interested in stick insects. I am too and, when I was your age I also kept some. They are indeed fascinating.

“There are at least 2,500 different species worldwide. Most come from tropics and only a few species ever reach this country. Scientifically speaking they belong to a group called the Phasmatoidea which contains two main groups – the leaf insects and the stick insects.”

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Camila Cabello has teamed with Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer for the new song “Take Me Back Home,” the theme from the BBC’s upcoming nature documentary series Frozen Planet II.

“I wrote a song with [Zimmer] for Madre Tierra. Anyone who knows me knows this feels so true to me,” Cabello tweeted of the track. “The natural world is an endless well of awe, magic, and deep belonging to me. I had this song in my body, in my soul for many many years before we wrote it.”

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Camila Cabello and Hans Zimmer are joining forces to create a new tune for “Frozen Planet II”.

Variety reports that the duo are collaborating on a song titled “Take Me Back Home” for the six-episode documentary about the Earth’s iciest regions, including the North and South poles.

“Frozen Planet II” is a sequel to the 2011 series which followed life in the Arctic and Antarctic, narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

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“Take Me Back Home” will debut on the “Greg James Show” on BBC Radio 1 on Aug. 26, with an introduction to the track by Cabello and Zimmer. The first trailer for the show, featuring the song, will also be released across social media.

“To be able to combine my passion for the planet we live on and my music is a dream come true...

‘Havana’ hitmaker Camila Cabello and legendary composer Hans Zimmer have joined forces to write and record the new song ‘Take Me Back Home’ for the six-episode docuseries, ‘Frozen Planet II’, reports Billboard.

The track will first premiere on BBC Radio 1 on Friday, August 26 ahead of a first-look trailer for the Sir David Attenborough-narrated series. According to Billboard, BBC announced the collaboration recently noting that ‘Take Me Back Home’ features Cabello’s vocals with the orchestration of Zimmer.

Billboard further states that Cabello and Zimmer worked with arranger Anze Rozman and producer Russell Emanuel for Bleeding Fingers Music. “My life is a dream,” Cabello wrote on Twitter, where she shared the news with fans.

In a statement to the BBC, quoted by Billboard, she added: “To be able to combine my passion for the planet we live on and my music is a dream come true – never mind also...

Singer-songwriter Camila Cabello and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer have joined forces to write a new song for “Frozen Planet II.” The new track will be featured in the debut extended trailer for the highly-anticipated David Attenborough-narrated series.

A sequel to the 2011 series, “Frozen Planet II” is a six-episode journey through Earth’s icy regions including the North and South poles, produced by BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit. The collaboration on “Take Me Back Home” marks the first time a new song has been written to support a BBC One natural history show.

BBC Radio 1 will globally debut “Take Me Back Home” on the Greg James Show on Aug. 26 with a little help from Cabello and Zimmer themselves ahead of the “Frozen Planet II” first-look trailer’s debut at 12:00 p.m. UK BST that same day on BBC Earth and BBC Studios Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube accounts.

BBC Studios To Receive Inaugural Mipcom Studio Of Distinction Award

BBC Studios is to be recognized with Mipcom’s first ever Studio of Distinction award at this year’s October market and CEO Tom Fussell will be joined by BBC Dg Tim Davie for a speech on the first day. The award has been forged to mark a landmark achievement by a global studio and is being given as the BBC turns 100, and its international broadcasting operation becomes 90. Davie, who was BBC Studios CEO before being replaced by Fussell last year, will talk about the “enduring importance of the BBC at home and around the world,” while Fussell will discuss the “rapid pace of change” at the studio behind the likes of Frozen Planet II, Good Omens and Top Gear. BBC Studios is coming off the back of a record year that saw profits soar by more than 50 and turnover...

BBC Studios will return to Cannes this fall, and will be honored at Mipcom with an inaugural Studio of Distinction award.

Created by Mipcom organizers Rx France to mark “a landmark achievement by a global studio or platform,” the award will be presented to production-distribution powerhouse BBC Studios in the week that the BBC marks 100 years of public service broadcasting in the U.K. and its 90th year of international broadcasting.

Senior BBC Studios executives are set to give keynote addresses at both Mip Junior and Mipcom. The company will also exhibit in a new location, moving from its custom built stand on the Croisette in 2019 (pictured below) to a new spot within the Palais des Festivals, in the spacious Verrière section, which also has an outdoor area overlooking the Croisette.

On the opening day of Mipcom, Tom Fussell, in his first public address as CEO of BBC Studios, will...

BBC Studios Showcase Remains Virtual

The BBC Studios Showcase will take place online for a second time in 2022 amid continued uncertainty over international travel during the pandemic. The event takes place February 28-March 2 and will spotlight shows including Frozen Planet II and Blue Lights, the comedy-drama from The Salisbury Poisonings creators and writers Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn. BBC Studios said this year’s virtual Showcase was the best attended in history, with more than 1,400 buyers taking part. BBC Studios’ president of global distribution Paul Dempsey said: “Their terrific response to our virtual Showcase earlier this year, coupled with continued uncertainty around international travel means that we will once again bring our content to customers digitally next February. Of course, there’s nothing like meeting face to face and we are very much looking forward to the time when we can get together again.”

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