Now that we've stormed through Stranger Things and Orange is the New Black, there appears to be a dearth of new content on Netflix. But don't fret, autumn is shaping up to have some contenders.

One of the most hyped titles to be released is Criminal. It's a police interrogation drama, which is set to star David Tennant and Hayley Atwell, and rumour has it that it's going to give Line of Duty a run for its money.

Criminal has been hailed as one of Netflix's most ambitious features to date. Described by the streaming service as a "stripped-down, cat-and-mouse drama," which "focuses on the intense mental conflict between detectives and suspects," it's filmed in four languages across four different countries; France, Spain, Germany and the UK.

Watch the teaser trailer below: 

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In the first trailer to be released by Netflix, the cast are seen having their mugshots taken. This is then followed by intense scenes of interrogation.

The crime series focuses on 12 different stories, all of which take place in a police interrogation room. At the time of writing, there are no further details on the different stories.

David Tennant will be starring in the show, alongside Avengers actor, Hayley Attwell, and Clare-Hope Ashitey. And to ensure it will really be the crime drama of the season, Line of Duty's Rochenda Sandall and Lee Ingleby will be joining the cast.

Each episode is written and directed by different people from the episode's respective flagship country. However, the overall series is produced by Killing Eve's George Kay and Endeavour’s Jim Field Smith, which means that we're in good hands.

The first season will be released on Netflix on the 20th of September.

BBC has confirmed that Ncuti Gatwa will be the next incarnation of The Doctor in the hit show Doctor Who.

The Rwanda-born actor is perhaps best known by fans for his role in Netflix's sitcom Sex Education, but will now be traveling through time and space in the TARDIS as the fourteenth leading actor to play the beloved Doctor.

He will replace current Doctor Jodie Whittaker in a special episode set to air later this year. Whittaker first took over as the Time Lord back in 2017 - becoming the first female Doctor.

Gatwa, 29, will be the first non-white lead actor to play the famous Time Lord, and he has said that he is "deeply honored, beyond excited, and of course a little bit scared" at the casting.

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Per BBC News, Gatwa added: "This role and show means so much to so many around the world, including myself, and each one of my incredibly talented predecessors has handled that unique responsibility and privilege with the utmost care.

"I will endeavor my utmost to do the same."

As the Fourteenth Doctor, Gatwa will join the show's previous lead actors William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, and Jodie Whittaker.

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John Hurt also famously played a version of the Time Lord on three occasions on-screen. Known as the War Doctor, he is the incarnation that battled in the Time War in the time between McGann and Eccleston.

Actors Jo Martin and Peter Cushing are just some of the other actors to have played versions of the Doctor.

Current showrunner Russell T Davies said that Gatwa "dazzled" the show's execs during his audition.

Davies added: "Sometimes talent walks through the door and it's so bright and bold and brilliant, I just stand back in awe and thank my lucky stars."

After the news was announced, Twitter users have been voicing their support for Gatwa.

"Ncuti Gatwa is so good on SEX EDUCATION, a lightning rod of charm and comedic timing. A star from the moment he popped on screen. He’s going to be phenomenal as the next Doctor," wrote movie critic Robert Daniels.

"Congratulations to Ncuti Gatwa on becoming the new Dr Who. Great to see success of this young Scottish acting talent and graduate of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland," wrote Scottish MP Angus Robertson.

Doctor Who first hit television screens back in 1963. Since its inception, there have been 870 episodes of the show, as well as three movies (1965, 1966, and 1996).

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Sir David Attenborough might be edging ever closer to 100 years old but he's showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

The legendary broadcaster, 97, has revealed that he has a new series due to hit screens later this year - meaning we have more of his dulcet tones to look forward to.

Sir David has been on screens for almost 70 years straight, having begun his broadcasting career in 1954 as the host of Zoo Quest.

And now, just three years shy of his 100th birthday, Sir David has been confirmed as the presenter Planet Earth III for the BBC.

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The new series comes 17 years after Sir David first narrated the original Planet Earth series in 2006, as well as its sequel in 2016.

A third series had originally been commissioned in 2019 but faced setbacks due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting shutdowns within the industry.

Now, according to new reports, Sir David has filmed his introductory scenes and will be recording the narration for the popular nature series.

According to The Mirror, executive producer Mike Gunton said: "Planet Earth wouldn’t be Planet Earth without David, so I’m delighted he is presenting the third series.

"As ever, he has brought his huge enthusiasm and wisdom, has been encouraging about our new perspective and has, I know, really enjoyed seeing the extraordinary new wonders brought to the screen."

Gunton revealed that the opening scenes of the series had been filmed "in the beautiful British countryside in exactly the location where Charles Darwin used to walk whilst thinking over his Earth-shaking ideas about evolution."

He added: "It seemed the perfect place for David to introduce Planet Earth III and remind us of both the wonders and the fragility of our planet. For him, of course, the sun shone under blue skies …one of the only days it did all summer!"

The third series will consist of eight episodes, with the first seven showing the behavior of animals across the world, from the spirit bear of Canada to tropical Mobula rays, and African Jacana birds.

It will showcase the strategies these animals have evolved over the years as well as the new challenges they face in the modern world.

The final episode in the series will honor the human "heroes" who dedicate their lives to saving certain species from going extinct.

It's no wonder Sir David is keen to continue his career on screen as he previously joked in 2013: "If I was earning my money by hewing coal I would be very glad indeed to stop. But I'm not. I'm swanning round the world looking at the most fabulously interesting things. Such good fortune."

And given we all love the shows he presents, long may he continue to do it.

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While Alexander Skarsgård's performance as Pennywise in It gave a lot of people trouble sleeping at night plus a refreshed aversion to clowns (*shudder*), at least we could all feel comforted in the fact that his hideous smile and the terrifying ruff he wore around his neck was all fictional. But these other Hollywood hunks played killers whose chilling stories are anything but fictional. From Zac Efron to Darren Criss, here are seven very good looking actors who took on the roles of some very bad criminals.

1. Zac Efron as Ted Bundy

The High School Musical star has taken on his most sinister role yet, playing the serial killer and rapist Ted Bundy who was said to have killed at least 30 women in the 1970's. The film, titled Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, will be told through the eyes of Bundy's girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer, played by Lily Collins.

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2. Ross Lynch as Jeffrey Dahmer

Another former Disney Channel star is taking on the role of a murderer, this time about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's adolescence in My Friend Dahmer. The convicted criminal died in prison in 1994 where he was given a life sentence after being found guilty of having killed and dismembered 17 young men.

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3. Jamie Dornan as Paul Spector/Dennis Rader

The Fall's Paul Spector is a character based on the real-life serial killer Dennis Rader who murdered 10 people and is subsequently doing 10 terms of life imprisonment. The man seemed completely normal aside from his vicious killing sprees, keeping the facade of a respectable working man devoted to his family.

4. Darren Criss as Andrew Cunanan

Perfect specimen Criss starred in FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace as Andrew Cunanan, the man responsible for killing fashion designer Gianni Versace in 1997 (along with four other people). Cunanan shot himself in the head and died when he was just 27.

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5. Jeff Ward as Charles Manson

The infamous leader of the Helter Skelter gang who recently passed away was responsible for a series of brutal murders. He started the Manson Family cult commune and was played by Ward in the film Manson's Lost Girls.

6. Taylor Kitsch as David Koresh

Koresh was accused of child abuse and rape and was the leader of a sect that made headlines in 1993 after it's compound was held in a 51-day siege that left 80 people dead following a federal raid.

7. Evan Peters as Jim Jones

In an episode of American Horror Story titled Cult, Peters plays four different cult leaders, including Koresh, Charles Manson, Marshall Applewhite and Jim Jones. The makeup team did an incredible job making the usually handsome Peters resemble Jones so closely. He was a religious leader with a large following who he promised utopia to and committed mass suicide with.

As horrifying as these serial killers were, at least we know that they're no longer a danger to society and that offscreen, the actors who played them are beautiful, beautiful specimens without a penchant for cold-blooded murder. We hope.

Netlfix's latest true crime docuseries delves into one of the most high-profile unsolved murders in UK history.

This month, the streaming giant will release its newest binge-worthy docuseries, Who Killed Jill Dando?

The three-part series dives deep into the unsolved murder of beloved BBC journalist and TV presenter Jill Dando, whose life was shockingly cut short back in 1999.

In April of that year, 37-year-old Dando was brutally shot dead on the doorstep of her home in Fulham, southwest London. A household name in the UK, Dando's death sparked one of the largest homicide investigations in UK history. Yet, despite the fame she garnered and the manpower put behind her case, the investigation hit a dead-end and her killing remains an unsolved mystery to this day.

Check out the gripping trailer below: 

Born in Weston-Super-Mare, Dando's career in television started on regional news broadcasts, before finally signing a contract with BBC News.

After landing presenting roles on shows like Holiday and Songs of Praise, she would go on to become a household name hosting the BBC show Crimewatch, which would reconstruct unsolved crimes in an effort to inspire the public to come forward and share information.

In a heartbreaking turn of events, Dando's killing was reconstructed and shown to the public on the May 1999 edition of the show.

Calls from viewers initially led police onto a new line of inquiry, and saw the eventual arrest of suspect Barry George.

Despite being convicted for Dando's killing, George was acquitted in August 2008 following an appeal.

The Netflix plot synopsis sets the chilling stage, explaining: "British broadcasting legend, Jill Dando, was killed by a single bullet on her doorstep in 1999 in broad daylight.

"Despite one of the biggest homicide investigations in British history, the murder remains unsolved. This three-part series takes viewers through the twists and the turns of a true crime mystery as her family, friends, journalists, investigators, and lawyers wrestle with the question: Who Killed Jill Dando?"

A trailer for the series depicts Dando as "the nation's sweetheart" and the "golden girl of British television," while also teasing several theories regarding who might have been behind her untimely demise.

And response to the trailer has been full of intrigue. Under the YouTube video for the trailer, one person commented: "Jill Dando's case is oddly intriguing and fascinating. Seems like there's more to the overall investigation than meets the eye."

A second added: "The scope of suspects is so wide when you host the most high-profile real crime show in the country trying to find the UK's most weird and dangerous."

Mark your calendars, the show is set to premiere on Netflix on September 26th.

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