EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, HBO has landed The Time Traveler’s Wife, a drama from top UK writer-producer Steven Moffat (Dr. Who, Sherlock), with a straight to series order. I hear the project had been pursued by multiple outlets, including Amazon whose topper Jeff Bezos was involved in the effort. Written…

"The thing about Doctor Who is, it's a tremendously flexible show," departing showrunner Steven Moffat said of the long-running Time Lord series soon launching its 13th Doctor and first woman in the role of the dual-hearted Gallifreyan. "It's tremendously light on its feet, and being tremendously light on its feet…

There is more afoot with Sherlock, but the executive producers wouldn't reveal today at Comic-Con what it is., or whether a fifth season is being planned. "There is something we are working on in London," teased EP Sue Vertue to a packed room in the San Diego Convention Center. "We do have an answer but we're not…

Beryl and Sue Vertue’s Hartswood Films has hired Doctor Who executive producer Brian Minchin as Head of Drama development at its Cardiff, Wales production base, Hartswood West. Minchin has been EP on the BBC’s Doctor Who since 2013, working closely with showrunner Steven Moffat (who is a Hartswood board…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of tonight's Season 4 finale of Sherlock. "The Final Problem," the last episode of Season 4 of the hit BBC One/Masterpiece drama, Sherlock, aired tonight in the UK and U.S., completing the long-awaited three-part return of Benedict Cumberbatch as the high-functioning…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of last night's premiere episode of Sherlock Season 4. BBC One/Masterpiece's Sherlock made a long-awaited return to UK and U.S. television on Sunday night. In Britain, 8.1M viewers tuned in to see Benedict Cumberbatch's high-functioning sociopath sleuth reteamed with Martin…

The game is on beginning Sunday night January 1 with “The Six Thatchers,” the premiere of Season 4 of worldwide phenom Sherlock on both BBC One in the UK and Masterpiece in the U.S. The anticipated return comes after last New Year’s one-off episode “The Abominable Bride,” and two years after the Season 3 finale “His…

UPDATED with details throughout: Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat is stepping down as head writer and executive producer of the hit series after the upcoming Season 10, and Broadchurch EP Chris Chibnall will be taking over the reins. The news was revealed on the show’s Twitter feed and confirmed by BBC…

Peter Jackson has dropped an intriguing video on his Facebook page. Seems the much-buzzed-about topic of Jackson directing an episode of Doctor Who is becoming a reality — or is it? In the video, we see Jackson polishing his four Oscars as his daughter Katie reads him an email from Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat…

The BBC said today it will be launching a young-adult spinoff from its Doctor Who franchise titled Class. Written by acclaimed YA author Patrick Ness, the series is set in contemporary London. Incredible dangers are breaking through the walls of time and space, and with darkness coming, London is unprotected. Much of…

Sherlock EP Steven Moffat and PBS’s Masterpiece chief Rebecca Eaton worked like gangbusters this morning, for the better part of an hour, making sure to convey no actual information about the Sherlock one-off special, which will be set in the Victorian era. Though it’s been widely reported the program will be a…

Sixth Sense director M Night Shyamalan was joined by Sherlock and Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat, BBC Worldwide exec producer of The Refugees Ben Donald and Intruders showrunner Glen Morgan today at Mipcom for a chat about the perception of sci-fi and moving from film to television. Shyamalan, who is working in…