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RTS West of England champions Chimp Empire

Chimp Empire, which follows two rival troops of chimps, was previewed at a sold-out joint RTS West of England/Wildscreen Network screening at the Watershed in Bristol, ahead of its release on Netflix last month.

The team spent 18 months filming a four-part series that required extensive research. “We spent months analysing every detail about every chimp known to the scientists,” explained Reed, “so we had these huge backstories from every individual chimp.”

Netflix’s queer coming-of-age hit Heartstopper begins production on series 2

Joe Locke and Kit Connor

Based on Alice Oseman’s best-selling graphic novels of the same name, Heartstopper follows the close high school friendship between Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke) that blossoms into a burgeoning romance.

All lead cast members will return for series two, including Kit Connor, Joe Locke, Yasmin Finney, William Gao, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Sebastian Croft, Tobie Donovan, Rhea Norwood and Jenny Walser.

Guillermo Del Toro presents trailer for his new horror anthology Cabinet of Curiosities

The Academy Award-winning director’s (The Shape of Water) new horror anthology series will drop in double-episode batches across four days, starting from 25 October.

Each of the eight episodes spins a sinister standalone story from one of the teams of writers and directors personally chosen by Del Toro.

The trailer offers glimpses of the "whole worlds" they have created, including several of the beautiful, practically-made monsters that have become a Del Toro trademark.

Netflix partners with Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers' new production company

Stranger Things monster Vecna (credit: Netflix)

The company have signed an overall deal with Netflix to develop a series of film and television projects, including two set within the world of Stranger Things.

Both a live-action Stranger Things spin-off and a new stage play have been announced by Netflix via their Twitter account. While details remain sparse, the spin-off has been described as ‘a live action series […] based on an original idea by The Duffer Brothers.’

Trailer released for fourth series of Stranger Things

Eduardo Franco, Charlie Heaton, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard (credit: Netflix)

Split into two parts, the penultimate series looks set to be its wildest one yet, with the Hawkins gang heading to all-out war against the creatures of the Upside Down.

The teenage gang of Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Lucas (Calen McLaughlin) and Max (Sadie Sink) are entering high school, while Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and Will (Noah Schnapp) have been relocated with the rest of the Byers family to California. The crew must uncover the mysteries of a haunted house in Hawkins which threatens to unleash more terror on the cursed town.

Netflix renews Emily in Paris for series three and four

The light-hearted comedy drama follows twenty-something bubbly American Emily (Lily Collins) as she moves from Chicago to the bright lights of Paris to provide luxury French marketing firm Savoir from an American perspective. 

As she tries to adjust to the French way of living, cultures clash as she finds herself juggling a new career, friendships and love life.