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American Horror Story’s Mat Fraser says TV opportunities for disabled people are “minimal and pathetic”

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American Horror Story’s Mat Fraser says TV opportunities for disabled people are “minimal and pathetic”

American Horror Story star Mat Fraser has spoken up about the inadequate opportunities for disabled actors on television.

Fraser starred in AHS’s Freak Show as Paul the Illustrated Seal Boy and is also about to become the first disabled actor to play the villainous Richard III in a new stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s play. However, the actor has argued that opportunities for disabled entertainers in the industry are nowhere near where they should be.

“In terms of opportunity for disabled people, there are four more people on telly than there were 20 years ago. Excuse me for not having a party,” Fraser told BBC News.

“If I didn’t have the experience, I wouldn’t be asked to be doing damned Richard III, you know? If people didn’t think I could act, no-one would let me near the role. But can I get a look-in in any of the BBC dramas? Can I hell.”

Talking about his role as the anti-hero in Richard III, Fraser highlighted how disabled people are never usually cast as villains due to oversensitivity.

He explained: “Disabled people are where black people were in the ’80s. They can’t be baddies. People [in the TV industry] are too politically correct. But they’re not ready to give us the hero role yet. So we get no role.”

Fraser referred to the limited appearances from disabled figures on each channel, remarking how Channel 4’s The Last Leg “doesn’t impress” him.

“BBC are alright. ITV are okay. I mean it’s minimal and pathetic, but they have something… something I can hold on to. What have I got on Channel 4? Some damned lad who’s on The Last Leg. Woo. Doesn’t impress me, mate.

“And as for those panels – I’ve been doing panels since 1996 about trying to get disabled actors in. I’m just done with panels. Jobs not panels.”

American Horror Story is available to view on Netflix. 

Stranger Things casts Nashville’s Will Chase for season 2

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Stranger Things casts Nashville’s Will Chase for season 2

Nashville‘s Will Chase is to join the cast of Stranger Things 2, which will be landing this October.

According to TVLine, the actor-singer will be taking on a “pivotal recurring role” in the upcoming instalment of the Netflix series.

Reportedly, Chase will be playing Neil Mayfield, “the father of a family of recent transplants to Hawkins Indiana from California,”  and it is suspected the character could be the dad of Max and Billy, played by Sadie Sink (American Odyssey) and Dacre Montgomery (Power Rangers).

Joining Chase on the list of new cast members, Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings) and Paul Reiser (Mad About You) will also be making an appearance in season two this year.

Details about the upcoming season will be kept strictly under wraps until the spooky season comes around, as producer Shawn Levy recently admitted he wishes to keep the next series a secret in order to excite a “delicious torture” among fans.. However, cast members have promised even darker and scarier episodes than before.

“I think this season will be a lot [darker]. A lot more horror-oriented. I think people are going to like it more than the first season,” Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike, said.

Dustin actor Gaten Matarazzo added: “You’re going to see a lot more into the lives of how the characters are coping with what’s been going on… they’re all very emotionally scarred.

“They feel alone because their best friend is back and he’s not acting like their best friend anymore. He’s changed.”

“I am so excited for you all to see this season. It’s so fun and dark and complex,” actor David Harbour said.

Stranger Things 2 returns October 31 (Halloween) on Netflix.

Katie Hopkins accused of racism after posting offensive tweet about Netflix’s Dear White People

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Katie Hopkins accused of racism after posting offensive tweet about Netflix’s Dear White People

Katie Hopkins has disgusted Twitter users after sending out a tweet attacking the Black Lives Matter movement.

The controversial television personality and newspaper columnist has sparked extreme backlash on social media after supposedly tweeting about the show Dear White People.

Alongside an image of the Netflix series, Katie is thought to have wrote: “Dear Black People. If your lives matter why do you stab and shoot each other so much.”

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The post was later deleted and, despite there being screenshots from a few people on Twitter, it has yet to be confirmed whether the post was actually sent by the 42-year-old herself.


Netflix’s Dear White People follows American students at the predominantly white Ivy League college as a group of a black students navigate various forms of racial discrimination. The show was released onto the streaming site at the end of last month and has received a 100% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes.

A petition has now emerged to have Katie removed from LBC, the chat radio station where she has a weekly slot every Sunday. The petition has already received over 6,000 signatures and the page states: “LBC Radio is one of her current employer and gives her a weekly platform to spread hate. LBC’s silence is collusion with her racism. if they choose to give her a platform they choose to give racism a platform.”

Dear White People is now available to watch on Netflix. 

Netflix will add extra “graphic content” warning card to 13 Reasons Why following criticism

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Netflix will add extra “graphic content” warning card to 13 Reasons Why following criticism

Netflix has announced there will now include an additional warning at the start of their 13 Reasons Why series and strengthen existing warnings for graphic episodes in the future.

The online series, co-produced by Selena Gomez, has been a hit with Netflix viewers since its release, but the way in which the show depicts suicide and depression has been labelled as harmful or triggering by certain mental health professionals.

Although 13 Reasons Why has been praised by many viewers for its raw, emotional and unapologetic portrayal of teen suicide, others have expressed concern about graphic scenes depicting death and sexual assault, as well as the notion that others are to blame for the main character’s (Hannah) death.

Netflix has now issued a statement saying the streaming site will add an additional warning to the start of the series about “graphic content”, and strengthen the warnings already in place for other graphic episodes.

“There has been a tremendous amount of discussion about our series 13 Reasons Why,” said Netflix in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

“While many of our members find the show to be a valuable driver for starting important conversation with their families, we have also heard concern from those who feel the series should carry additional advisories.

“Currently the episodes that carry graphic content are identified as such… Moving forward, we will add an additional viewer warning card before the first episode as an extra precaution for those about to start the series and have also strengthened the messaging and resource language in the existing cards for episodes that contain graphic subject matter.”

Headspace was one mental health organisation that highlighted the “risky” and potentially “distressing” content in 13 Reasons Why.

Headspace boss Dr. Steven Leicester explained: “There is a responsibility for broadcasters to know what they are showing and the impact that certain content can have on an audience – and on a young audience in particular.”

National manager of Headspace school support Kristen Douglas also described how “harmful suicide exposure” can result in “increased risk and possible suicide contagion”.

“It’s not like car crashes or cancer. Irresponsible reporting of suicide can lead to further death,” she told Huffington Post Australia.

“We need to talk more about youth suicide, but there’s a way of doing that and a way we can raise those concerns and have a range of awareness.

“But we need to steer clear of really dangerous things like method, or oversimplifying it to one thing like bullying.”

13 Reasons Why is available to view on Netflix. 

Stranger Things’ Shannon Purser comes out as bisexual and addresses queerbaiting accusations

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Stranger Things’ Shannon Purser comes out as bisexual and addresses queerbaiting accusations

Stranger Things‘ actress Shannon Purser has opened up about her sexuality in a recent Twitter post.

The Netflix star, who plays Barb in the popular series Stranger Things, took to social media yesterday to share her thoughts with her followers.

She wrote: “I don’t normally do this, but I figure now is as good a time as any to get personal. I’ve only just recently come out as bisexual to my family and friends.

“It’s something I am still processing and trying to understand and I don’t like talking about it too much. I’m very, very new to the LGBT community.”


Shannon’s post came as a response after she was criticised for writing a tweet about viewers of her U.S. TV show Riverdale who “ship” (support a romantic relationship between) two of the female characters Betty and Veronica.

Followers accused Shannon of “queerbaiting” in her post, which is described on Urban Dictionary as “a public figure bringing up the completely irrelevant detail about a person’s sexuality, true or untrue, as a way of subtly channelling homophobia to attack them.”

Shannon continued: “I have never ever wanted to alienate anyone. It wasn’t a wise or kind thing to say and I’m disappointed in myself, especially as a Christian who has always been taught to speak love to others.

“Thank you to all the people who kindly reached out to me and educated me about the reality (of) your feelings about queerbaiting and I apologise to those who were hurt.”

Shannon’s honesty and sincere apology was met with a wave of support online:

Stranger Things 2 will land October 31 on Netflix.

Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why is labelled “dangerous” by mental health organisation

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Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why is labelled “dangerous” by mental health organisation

Mental health organisation Headspace has criticised 13 Reasons Why, arguing “irresponsible reporting of suicide can lead to further death”.

The new series has been a hit with Netflix viewers since its release, but the way in which the show depicts suicide and depression has been labelled as harmful by certain mental health professionals.

13 Reasons Why has been praised by viewers for its raw, emotional and unapologetic portrayal of teen suicide and the drama certainly includes some difficult-to-watch moments, including the clip of Hannah slitting her wrists in a bathtub during the show’s final moments.

However, Headspace has argued that the readily available Netflix content is “risky” and potentially “distressing” for certain viewers.

Headspace boss Dr. Steven Leicester explained: “There is a responsibility for broadcasters to know what they are showing and the impact that certain content can have on an audience – and on a young audience in particular.”

National manager of Headspace school support Kristen Douglas also described how “harmful suicide exposure” can result in “increased risk and possible suicide contagion”.

“It’s not like car crashes or cancer. Irresponsible reporting of suicide can lead to further death,” she told Huffington Post Australia.

“We need to talk more about youth suicide, but there’s a way of doing that and a way we can raise those concerns and have a range of awareness.

“But we need to steer clear of really dangerous things like method, or oversimplifying it to one thing like bullying.”

Show creator Brian Yorkey previously defended the show’s concluding suicide scene. He said: “We worked very hard not to be gratuitous but we did want it to be painful to watch, because we wanted it to be very clear that there is nothing, in any way, worthwhile about suicide.”

Book author Jay Asher also defended the series: “They felt for a TV show, if you’re going to watch it, you want to show it as horrific as it actually is.

“So the way she does it, you can’t watch it and feel like it’s glamourised in any way. It looks and is painful, and then when she’s found by her parents, it absolutely destroys them.”

13 Reasons Why is available to watch on Netflix.

The Crown’s Claire Foy admits it’s “a real plus” to be leaving the series

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The Crown’s Claire Foy admits it’s “a real plus” to be leaving the series

Claire Foy’s reign as Queen on The Crown is coming to an end, but it turns out she’s pretty happy about it.

The Netflix period drama will recast the roles of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip for future series, meaning both Foy and her co-star Matt Smith will not be returning to the show.

After sticking with The Crown for two series, Foy admitted that she is relieved to have not had a longer commitment to her role.

Speaking at the BFI And Radio Times Television Festival, the actress said: “That’s it, I’m on the bench. I’m not even on the bench; I’m just in a different team on my own, unemployed! We’re gone, we’re gone.

“That’s not a shock; we always knew when we signed up to it, and also not to be funny but it’s also a real plus.

“As an actor there’s nothing worse than the sound of ‘seven years’. I’m sure to some people it sounds amazing but to us it’s like, seven years of playing the same person?”

Foy continued to describe how highly demanding the royal role is. She said: “And this is a tough job, you know? It’s long, a good nine-monther. And that’s a lot of your life that you sign over to it.”

She may be glad to be moving on from the show, but the Wolf Hall actress did insist that she is still “going to miss it terribly”. She said: “I’m going to miss it terribly. But I just can’t wait to see where it goes, I just can’t wait.”

No fear, The Crown fans. We still have another 10 one-hour episodes of Foy to look forward to as season two is expected to land sometime in November 2017.

The Crown series one is available to watch on Netflix.

Breaking Bad’s Walter White could be coming to Better Call Saul

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Breaking Bad’s Walter White could be coming to Better Call Saul

Walter White actor Bryan Cranston could be getting involved with the Better Call Saul series, Bob Odenkirk has revealed.

Rumours about potential Breaking Bad character returns have been ongoing ever since Better Call Saul began in 2015. We’ve already seen a couple of our old favourites appear in the spinoff, including Mike Ehrmantraut and Tuco, as well as Saul himself of course.

The ultimate cameo would obviously be the one and only Heisenberg, and apparently Cranston may actually get involved with the series. However, unfortunately for us, this would probably be behind the camera.

According to Jimmy McGill actor Odenkirk, Cranston could help direct an episode at some point in the future. When asked if he keeps in contact with his old co-star, the star told ShortList: “We don’t text all the time or hang out in bars, but I see him occasionally.

“He watches the show, he’s proud of it. There’s talk of him helping out soon, maybe directing an episode – we’d like to get him on board.”

So we can probably rule out a Walt appearance in season three, but we won’t be giving up hope on a brief cameo entirely. Especially since Odenkirk revealed how “the plan is to bring [McGill/Goodman] to where we met him in Breaking Bad“.

One comeback we can guarantee, however, is that of Gus Fring. Actor Giancarlo Esposito first confirmed he would be appearing in the Breaking Bad prequel in January, when he tweeted “I’m back!” alongside a teaser of the villain putting on his charming businessman persona. Additionally, a new trailer landed in March in which season footage of the character was finally unveiled.

Better Call Saul returns to AMC in the US on April 10 and will be available on Netflix in the UK on April 11.

Watch Ultimate Beastmaster trailer: Netflix’s first competition series

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Watch Ultimate Beastmaster trailer: Netflix’s first competition series

Netflix is kicking off its worldwide reality show Ultimate Beastmaster this Friday, and here is a taster of what’s to come in the epic new series.

The streaming service’s first competition series will see 108 contestants take on a colossal 600-foot-long obstacle course named “The Beast” in a battle to achieve “fame, fortune and glory”.

The series premieres on February 24 and will be released in six different versions worldwide, tailored to local audiences in the U.s., Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Germany and Japan. Each edition will include commentary from local hosts, with Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Terry Crews and Fox Sports host Charissa Thompson presenting the American show.

In the trailer, Executive Producer Sylvester Stallone explains: “This is an extraordinary obstacle course. Never been seen before.

“Man against machine.

“The world is a stage, and you have countries and nations and people and cultures competing against one another.”

David Broome, who is producing alongside Stallone, reckons the reality show will be a total “game-changer”. He said: “I believe this will be a game-changer within the industry.

“It’s not just that it’s the first reality competition for Netflix, this is a reality competition filmed at a scope, scale and creative design that is tailor-made for a global platform like Netflix.”

Ultimate Beastmaster is available to stream February 24 on Netflix.

WATCH: Trailer for Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves The World is here

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WATCH: Trailer for Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves The World is here

Netflix has unveiled the new trailer for new Netflix Original Bill Nye Saves The World.

Bill Nye is probably best known by American nineties kids for fronting the science programme Bill Nye The Science Guy in the US. However, British audiences should remember him from his guest appearances as himself on US science sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

The new Netflix series seems very much in the same vein as Bill Nye The Science Guy, as revealed in the new trailer.

In the trailer, Nye undertakes what look to be a series of fun experiments in front of a live audience. The trailer promises Nye will tackle sex, global warming, GMOs, technology and alternative medicine.

Nye will be joined by Karlie Kloss, Emily Calandrelli, Joanna Hausmann, Derek Muller, Nazeem Hussain, Zach Braff, Rachel Bloom, Diamond Stone, Tim Gunn, Donald Faison, Wil Wheaton, Joel McHale and Steve Aoki.

Bill Nye Saves The World premieres on Netflix on April 21.

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