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Exclusive: Chiké Okonkwo (Banshee, BBC's Paradox) has been cast in Nate Parker’s The Birth of A Nation. He joins an ensemble that includes Jackie Earle Haley, Armie Hammer, Colman Domingo, Penelope Ann Miller and Mark Boone Junior in the historical drama based on the true story of the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner. Okonkwo plays a brutalized slave who becomes a freedom fighter and ally to Turner (Parker) during the rebellion. Prompted by religious visions, Turner…...

As if those of us in the fold weren’t already anxious for new Doctor Who, we were recently treated to the information that Neil Gaiman – writer of novels, comic books and the fantastic, Hugo Award-winning Series 6 episode 'The Doctor’s Wife' – would be writing a new episode for Series 7. To add even more angst to the mix, it has now been reported that Gaiman will be working with one of the best villains in the Doctor Who universe, the Cybermen. The Cybermen, who have been plaguing the Doctor since William Hartnell faced off against them in 1966’s 'The Tenth Planet', were last seen late in Series 6 in 'Closing Time'. According to showrunner Steven Moffat:

"Cybermen were always the monsters that scared me the most. Not just because they were an awesome military force, but because sometimes they could be sleek and silver and right behind you without you even knowing.

Doctor Who is to battle the Cybermen in a second episode written by Neil Gaiman.

The 11th Doctor, played by Matt Smith, and his new companion, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman, are to tackle the metallic menaces in a 2013 story, the BBC has confirmed.

The iconic baddies will feature in Episode 13, penned by Gaiman and directed by Stephen Woolfenden.

Also starring in the story are Warwick Davis (Life's Too Short, Harry Potter), Tamzin Outhwaite (EastEnders, Hotel Babylon, Paradox) and Jason Watkins (Being Human, Lark Rise to Candleford) as a band of misfits on a mysterious planet.

Doctor Who lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffatt said: "Cybermen were always the monsters that scared me the most! Not just because they were an awesome military force, but because sometimes they could be sleek and silver and right behind you without you even knowing."

He added: "And with one of the all-time classic monsters returning,...

Scottish actor Emun Elliott has joined the cast of Ridley Scott's Prometheus, a sci-fi thriller set in the same world as the director's iconic Alien movies.

Elliott (pictured above) is perhaps best known for his recent role as eccentric space scientist Dr Christian King in BBC sci-fi crime drama Paradox, in which a team raced against the clock to stop future tragedies. He also has a role in fantasy series Game of Thrones.

In Prometheus, the actor will play a character called Chance.

Emun's casting was revealed on Alien Prequel News, which added that Benedict Wong (pictured right; The Bill, Spooks, Dirty Pretty Things, Sunshine, Moon) is playing a character called Ravel. Wong has also mentioned his involvement on Twitter.

Prometheus also stars Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace and Idris Elba.

Originally planned as a straightforward prequel to Alien, it's set for release in June 2012.

British actor Emun Elliott has signed up to join the cast of the sci-fi thriller Prometheus. The Paradox star will play a character called Chance in the Ridley Scott-directed film, Latino Review reports. Elliot, 27, has also recently joined the cast of comedy Threesome, taking on the role of a gay 30-year-old man who raises a child with his best friend and the latter's girlfriend following a threesome that results in an unplanned pregnancy. (more)...

On a blog called Alien Prequel News, it is reporting that actors Emun Elliott and Benedict Wong have joined the cast of Ridley Scott-directed sci-fi horror film “Prometheus.” The British actor Elliot has appeared in several television shows including “Lip Service,” “Inspector George Gently,” “Paradox” and “Feel the Force.” He will be playing a character named Chance. Elliot’s agency web site has confirmed his role in the film. And Wong has appeared in several films including “Moon,” “Sunshine” and “Dirty Pretty Things.” Wong will play Ravel. On Wong’s Twitter feed on March 22, he wrote, “Prometheus…..boom!” Wong’s role has not been officially confirmed at this time. In addition, the blog also reported some description about the alien costumes as spotted on the set at Pinewood Studios. Take this information as a rumor for now. Here is what the blog wrote from their informant: "Though security on...

Two more actors have signed on to play guest roles in the next series of Doctor Who. Leon Vickers and Mark Bonnar will both appear in episodes five and six of the new run, according to The Doctor Who News Page. Vickers, who is believed to be playing a character named 'Clone Worker' in the two-parter, previously appeared in an episode of Garrow's Law and will also appear alongside former Torchwood star Burn Gorman in 2011 film Laid Off. Bonnar recently starred in time-travel drama Paradox and has played recurring roles on The Bill and Casualty. (more)...

Tamzin Outhwaite has revealed that EastEnders bosses have "never" approached her to make a return to the Walford soap. The actress left her role as Albert Square's Melanie Owen in 2002 and has gone on to appear in a number of other TV dramas, including Paradox, Red Cap and Hotel Babylon. Earlier this year, it was announced that Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace are to make comebacks in their respective roles as Alfie and Kat Moon. More recently, it was confirmed that Lucy Benjamin is to make a one-off return (more)...

British show Paradox has been axed after just one series.

A BBC spokesman said: "In spite of a great cast and production team, Paradox did not find its audience in the way that we had hoped."

The five-part show on BBC1 starred Tamzin Outhwaite as the head of a police team who raced to stop people dying in future events.

The incidents were revealed by mysterious images that appeared on a space scientist's computer.

The team had to analyse the images to piece together the event they depicted and when and where it would happen, then try to prevent it. The source of the pictures remained unknown but was suspected to be a wormhole.

The incidents included a train crash, a kidnapped boy drowning in a flooded basement, a fatal attack at a nightclub, the death of a woman in a fire and a school shooting.

The show peaked at...

A festive edition of Celebrity Come Dine With Me was one of the most-watched programmes last Tuesday (22nd), according to overnight figures. The episode, which featured David Gest, Sherrie Hewson and Hannah Waterman among its participants, drew an impressive 3.37m (14.3%) for Channel 4 in the 8pm hour, with a further 494k (2.3%) on Channel 4+1. It beat ITV1's Coastline Cops, seen by 3.09m (13.1%) over the same period, but lost out to Holby City, which had 5.32m (22.6%) for BBC One. Also at 8pm, The Funny Side Of Christmas appealed to 2.54m (10.8%) on BBC Two, while Five's Nature Shock mustered just 634k (2.7%). At 9pm, the final episode of BBC One's Tamzin Outhwaite drama Paradox pulled in a below-par 3.11m (13.6%). ITV1's The Bill had 2.99m (13.1%) and Gordon Ramsay's Christmas F Word put in an impressive (more)...

The second episode of BBC One's Paradox pulled in over 1 million fewer viewers that the first, overnight ratings figures show. The latest instalment of the Tamzin Outhwaite-fronted series, managed 2.94m (11.5%) during the 9pm hour compared to last week's 4.13m (16.3%). It was beaten in the hour by BBC Two's Delia's Classic Christmas, which had 3.04m (11.9%) and I'm A Celebrity..., which put in a respectable 7.89m (31.2%) for ITV1 between 8.30pm and 10pm. Channel 4's The Queen managed 1.75m (6.8%) and 1.67m (6.5%) watched CSI: Miami on Five. Holby City grabbed 4.45m (more)...

BBC One's Paradox made a decent start last night, early viewing figures show. The Tamzin Outhwaite-fronted drama series, which sees police trying to prevent awful future events from happening, pulled in 4.13m (16.3%) during the 9pm hour. It was beaten by the latest instalment of ITV1's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, which drew 7.82m (30.9%) across the same period. Also at 9pm, Channel 4's Relocation, Relocation, Relocation put in 2.2m (8.7%), 1.78m (7%) watched CSI: Miami on Five, and An Iranian 'Martyr' had 640k (2.5%) for BBC Two. Holby City won the 8pm hour, attracting 5.74m (24.1%) to BBC One. Its nearest (more)...

If you're a fan of American series FlashForward, you are sure to be interested in new British drama Paradox.

Starting on Tuesday, November 24, on BBC1, Paradox has crimes, cops and car chases but is unlike any other police show out there, despite the unavoidable comparisons that will be made with FlashForward.

Tamzin Outhwaite, 39, takes the lead in the new five-part drama and quickly realised it offered something different. "Initially I thought it was a sci-fi project," she says.

"Then I read the script and realised it wasn't at all. It's about a bunch of police officers who are trying to work out whether there is a wormhole between two time zones."

The story begins with space scientist Christian, played by Emun Elliott (pictured above), receiving crimescene-like images - apparently from the future.

He contacts Detective Inspector Rebecca Flint, played by Tamzin, and with the assistance of her police colleagues Ben...

Visions of the future are obviously the hottest new trend in television drama. There's been Lost, FlashForward and now the BBC's upcoming new sci-fi thriller Paradox.

Produced by Clerkenwell Films for BBC Northern Ireland, the series - to run as five one-hour episodes - stars Tamzin Outhwaite (The Fixer, Hotel Babylon) as Detective Inspector Rebecca Flint, who teams up with scientist Dr Christian King (Emun Elliott) when a series of images are transmitted from space into his laboratory.

The fragmented images appear to be of a major incident but suggest it is yet to happen.

Christian, Rebecca and her team, DS Ben Holt (Mark Bonnar) and DC Callum Gada (Chiké Okonkwo), face a race against time as they only have 18 hours to put together the clues and try to prevent tragedy.

How and why these images are being transmitted to them is a mystery. Forced to intervene in the course of destiny,...

If You could see the future, would you change it?

That's the dilemma facing Detective Inspector Rebecca Flint (Tamzin Outhwaite) and astrophysicist Dr Christian King (Emun Elliott).

They team up in the new BBC series Paradox when a series of rogue images are transmitted into King's laboratory from space.

The fragmented images appear to be of a major incident, but suggest it has yet to happen: it's in the future.

Christian, Rebecca and her team, Detective Sergeant Ben Holt (Mark Bonnar) and Detective Constable Callum Gada (Chiké Okonkwo), have just 18 hours to work out the clues and prevent a tragedy.

Paradox, a series of five episodes by Lizzie Mickery, is billed as "an intriguing, high-concept, high-octane, investigative drama, in which the team must not only prevent complex crimes and incidents, but wrestle with the moral and emotional implications of changing the future."

The series is coming this autumn. A transmission...