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Disney/Hulu
The new era of Doctor Who has been coming in fits and starts since Jodie Whittaker's exit in the centenary special in October 2022. The series moved house in the U.S. from BBC America to Disney+ with the trio of 60th Anniversary specials, and the series properly
FX
Steven Knight is everywhere currently. He's directing the Peaky Blinders movie for Netflix, and he has another project, House of Guinness, which will be going into production for the streaming service next year. He's got a Shakespeare project in the works for the BBC; This Town,
Netflix
Ten years into the streaming revolution, Netflix is still one of the primary leaders in global original programming. The company came in with something of an unfair advantage. As a tech company, it could live in debt for years without having to worry about turning a profit, allowing it to
Downton Abbey
For months there have been rumors about a return of Downton Abbey. Most of these have been confined to rags like The Sun or The Daily Mail, places that have proven unreliable in the past. Also, these rumors suggested the show was coming back for another season to ITV and
Netflix
You may or may not remember the movie Boiling Point, which came out during the pandemic in 2021. The film starred Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Ray Panthaki, and Hannah Walters, written by James Cummings and Philip Barantini, the latter of whom directed it as a one-take, 90-minute film
Exclusive
Most Americans hadn't heard of Noel Fielding prior to 2017, when he was hired by Channel 4 to host The Great British Baking Show in place of Sue and Mel when the series moved house from the BBC. But Fielding had a cult following among fans of British
PBS
It is a rare series that Masterpiece keeps the plot of under wraps, unless it's something the PBS anthology series doesn't have control over. (Downton Abbey, for example, was as much about ITV wanting spoilers kept quiet as it was anything else.) However, MaryLand has been
Eurovision
If it's the end of March, then the final National Contests have wrapped up, and the Eurovision lineup for the year has been set. Barring any last-minute changes, the semi-final performance orders have been confirmed for the Tuesday and Thursday shows, and the Grand Final is
BritBox
The good Sister Boniface (Lorna Watson) is returning to BritBox for Season 3 of Sister Boniface Mysteries after her surprise turn on Father Brown Season 11 earlier in 2024. The nun-led spin-off of the long-running adaptation of G. K. Chesterton's short stories starring Mark Williams
Acorn TV
Harry Wild was perhaps the least likely series to be a breakout hit for Acorn TV. Starring Jane Seymour, a British actress best known for her role as an American in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, this extremely formulaic cozy mystery did not seem like it was primed for take-off,
Netflix
When Netflix greenlit six seasons of The Crown sight unseen in 2014, the initial plan was to film and air the seasons back-to-back with no gap years, a feat that wound up impossible due to the planned cast turnover. Part of the reason for that initial six-year
Netflix
Netflix's dive into adaptations of Harlan Coben thriller novels, resetting them in the U.K. and starring British actors, has been a slam dunk in terms of viewership, especially the English-language ones. The last two releases, Stay Close and Fool Me Once, released on New Year'