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If you thought AMC’s western mini-series, The Son, had gone thataway … hitch your wagon to a Lightbox subscription. The Spark streaming service will carry the epic saga that originally was to have starred Sam Neill from August 26. It stars Pierce Brosnan and is one of 10 exclusives that Lightbox will roll out between […]

T2 Trainspotting steams onto 4K-UHD and Blu-ray the same week as the UK and two weeks ahead of the US. Both editions include more than half-an-hour of deleted scenes, a commentary with director Danny Boyle and screenwriter John Hodge and 20 Years in the Making: A Conversation with Danny Boyle and the Cast. Saving the rest of the […]

This Is Us may not be in its new 9.30 Wednesday home for long if its ratings don’t improve after last week’s mid-season premiere. Off the back of new episodes of  TVNZ 2’s high-rating sitcoms The Big Bang Theory and Mom, it averaged only 1.7% of the network’s target audience, 18-49 year-olds, and 2.0% of 25-54 […]

Prime is digging deep into its video vault to “premiere” two shows that date to 2011: Suits and Elton John – BRITs Icon. The former, a slick law drama that’s into its sixth season on US TV and streams here on Lightbox, will open season one with a double episode and air 7.30 Wednesdays from February 15; Elton John […]

“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi enjoys a richly coloured and razor-sharp and incredibly well detailed 1080p transfer. The colour palette pushes rather hot in the signature Michael Bay Style … “Benghazi features an intense and exhilarating Dolby Atmos soundtrack … amazingly full and very finely detailed.” “Paramount continues to release some of the most technically impressive Blu-rays of any […]

The latest seasons of Mr. Robot and Suits will stream on Lightbox from July 14. Indiewire reports the former has experimented with “new methods to amp up its sophomore season”, which will include virtual reality footage. However, Lightbox hasn’t licensed Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc, a one-hour special that explores the show’s authenticity and societal impact (it aired Monday in the US). Meanwhile, the […]

Spark’s Lightbox sets sail today with crossbones drama Black Sails among its HD attractions. The streaming service went live at midnight, with such exclusives as Outlander, Vikings, 24: Live Another Day, Alpha House, Suits, Franklin and Bash and Lost Girl. It’s also picked up the country music drama Nashville that TV One pulled before the end of […]