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The Bay is returning for a fifth season. The crime drama series, which is released on the BritBox streaming service in the US, was renewed by ITV in the UK. The show debuted in 2019 and was created by Daragh Carville and Richard Clark.

The series follows those who work in the Morecambe Miu and stars Marsha Thomason, Daniel Ryan, Erin Shanagher, Andrew Dowbiggin, Thomas Law, Barry Sloane, and Georgia Scholes. Season five will find the team working on a new case.

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ITV and Tall Story Pictures, part of ITV Studios, today announce the commission of a fifth series of the hit Morecambe based drama, The Bay, written by Daragh Carville. The fourth series saw Marsha Thomason, playing Jenn Townsend, having settled in to Morecambe Cid alongside cast regulars Daniel Ryan, Erin Shanagher, Andrew Dowbiggin and Thomas Law. The series also saw the return of Barry Sloane as Chris Fischer, Jenn’s partner, and Georgia Scholes as Chris’s daughter Erin, and David Carpenter and Emme Hayes as Conor and Maddie, Jenn’s children. The Bay has been commissioned for ITV by Head of Drama, ... Read more...

Performance poet with Asperger’s brings his experience to debut film.

Stretch New Media, a new film and digital-media producer established to support and give voice to vulnerable groups, has announced its first production, Frosted Glass, which started shooting today in London.

The 40-minute film is a semi-autobiographical story written by Anthony Fairweather, an award-winning poet and performance artist whose poetry helped a psychiatrist diagnose him with Asperger’s Syndrome at the age of 26. Frosted Glass is based on Fairweather’s experience and the stigma of mental illness.

Directed by cinematographer Ben Cole (The Wedding Video, 1 Giant Leap) with assistant directors Chloe Plumb and Chris Spence, Frosted Glass is exec produced by Dean Stalham and Carlotta Allum for Stretch New Media. The film has been funded by a combination of private investors and a crowdfunding initiative, which is ongoing in a bid to complete the film.

Frosted Glass stars Andrew Dowbiggin as a talented poet with Asperger...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes details on The Lost Tree and The Visitant, trailers for A Grim Becoming and Horror Hotel, and much more:

Trailer for The Lost Tree: “Michael Madsen (“Reservoir Dogs,” “Kill Bill: Vol. 1,” “Kill Bill: Vol. 2”), Lacey Chabert (“Mean Girls,” “Part of Five”), Scott Grimes (“Robin Hood,” “American Dad”) and Clare Kramer (“Bring It On,” “The Rules of Attraction”) will star alongside Thomas Ian Nicholas (“American Pie,” “American Reunion,” “The Rules of Attraction”) in Brian A. Metcalf’s new horror/drama “The Lost Tree.”

Written, directed and produced by Metcalf, “The Lost Tree” is centered around a man, Noah (Nicholas), who is guilt-ridden for the death of his wife, Emma (Kramer). He travels to an isolated cabin in search of peace and isolation. But he soon learns...