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Elisabeth Sladen’s daughter condemns an AI recreation of Sarah Jane Smith. Also: Zach Cregger on Resident Evil, Andy Weir on a Project Hail Mary sequel, Backrooms’ endgame, The Batman Part II prop leak, X-Men’s Storm in training and Starfighter books.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is on Film4 at 9pm, Project Nim is the hidden gem, and Doctor Who’s “Blink” is waiting on iPlayer.
Sir Patrick Stewart’s home town of Mirfield lights candles and lowers its flag, and SNL pays tribute. Also: Walton Goggins wraps Fallout season 3, Pattinson on Dune: Part Three, REANIMAL leads the Horror Game Awards, You Can See Everything edges Clayface, and Michael Mann recovers from an accident.
Peter Capaldi explains why he turned down every Doctor Who tender bid. Also: Haunted Hotel season 3, Joseph Mazzello in A Grim Life, FrightFest comes to Newcastle, Werwulf’s running time and Doctor Doom’s Tokyo parade.
The Creator is on Film4 at 9pm, Gareth Edwards’ debut Monsters is the hidden gem, and The X-Files goes to the Arctic in “Ice”.
HBO Max drops a surprise It: Welcome to Derry episode set centuries before Pennywise. Also: Billie Piper in Sketchbook, BBC Wales horror short Phantasmagoria, Pluribus season 2 filming, Criminal Minds: Evolution to end and Armando Iannucci’s conspiracy thriller.
Watch the Death Stranding Isolations teaser: Hideo Kojima’s game world becomes a hand-drawn anime series, streaming exclusively on Disney+ in 2027.
Disney promises more Cal Kestis stories as Star Wars Jedi 3 nears a reveal. Also: Young Bond: SilverFin, Dan Stevens on RoboCop, John Cho in Bad Influence, Holt McCallany’s Paradise Disturbed, My Adventures with Green Lantern, Cliff Booth’s IMAX snub and Kenneth Branagh’s Goblin.
Talk to Me is on Film4 at 10pm, Prevenge is the Halloween hidden gem on Prime Video, and Picard meets the Borg on Paramount+.
Marvel confirms Avengers: Doomsday will be Patrick Stewart’s final screen performance. Also: Monarch season 3, Karyn Kusama’s Mouthwashing, the Pendulum trailer, Gunn on the DCU Batman, Donald Glover’s PUBG, The Diplomat season 5 and Alfred Molina in Ascent.
Carrie is on BBC Two at 10pm, Host is the hidden gem on ITVX, and The Clone Wars’ Nightsisters bring witches to Disney+.
Jennifer Lawrence confirms Katniss is back for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Also tonight: James Gunn on Harley Quinn, Ascension adds three stars, Safe Space, John Goodman in The Beast in Me and techno-horror Modem.
Kathleen Kennedy takes on the LA28 Olympic ceremonies, Dave Filoni’s Ahsoka comic lands with season 2, Star Wars remembers Eric Bauza, Rogue One: Darth Vader closes the anniversary one-shots, and Star Wars: Unlimited wins Game of the Year.
Michael Dorn reunites Star Trek actors in his sci-fi film Life 2.0. Also this morning: David Bruckner directs Smile 3, Ben Wheatley takes over Molepeople, Peter Medak dies at 88, Crystal Lake’s big numbers, Netflix’s Dead-End Job, Linda Hamilton on Terminator and Serpentine.
The First Omen is on Film4 at 11.05pm, Doctor Who’s “Midnight” is on BBC iPlayer, and Apostle is the hidden gem on Netflix.
John de Lancie is back as Q in Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown. Also tonight: Harry Potter casts James and Lily, A24’s record Elden Ring budget, Survive: The Game, the Gotham Award nominations and Melanie Lynskey in Mushroom Murders.
