Ani Bundel has been blogging professionally since 2010. This is her second major independent site launch. A DC native and Keyboard Khaleesi, she spends all her non-writing time photographing her cats. Regular bylines also found on MSNOW.
BritBox
Anglophiles who follow British TV when it launches on iPlayer, ITVX, All4, etc., are aware that shows rarely debut on both sides of the pond on the same day. Unless it's a significant flagship series (Doctor Who), a show that's been a major hit in both
HBO & HBO Max
Kate Winslet is staying booked and busy, partnering with HBO for two projects she leads and co-produces. Perhaps to cover all her bases, the series she's diving into each comes from one side of the pond, with one limited series production based on the American author Hernan
Movies
Guy Ritchie initially revealed his next project would be The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare back in February 2021, but it wasn't until December 2022 that a cast began to come together. A World War II-set feature film, like several recent period piece 1940s era war dramas, will
BBC America
While Doctor Who gears up to become Disney+'s newest franchise for 2023 and Luther arrives in theaters for the first time, BBC America is doubling down on nature specials. The current success of Frozen Planet II was almost assured since anglophiles across the globe love David Attenborough. The
Now Stream This
February is the Tuesday of the year, with the only benefit being that it's shorter than all the other months and slightly quicker. However, the amount of streaming series does not go down just because the month is missing a few days or is somewhat dreary. It tends
BritBox
BritBox has started getting into spinoffs of some of the BBC and ITV's most popular shows, creating original content that is new yet familiar. Father Brown has begat The Sister Boniface Mysteries, Death in Paradise is bringing Beyond Paradise. In both those cases, the spinoffs helped BritBox position
Eurovision
Despite Ukraine winning Eurovision 2022 in one of the most emotional finals in recent memory, the 2023 contest is happening in the U.K. due to the Ukrainian capital of Maripol not being secure enough for a global dance party. This has the side benefit of the cash-strapped country,
Bridgerton
It sometimes seems like Shonda Rhimes never quite realized how popular Bridgerton would be. The thoroughly American idealistic fantasy of Regency England was a massive smash in its first season, forcing the production to hastily announce the actor playing Season 1 leading man Simon Basset, Regé-Jean Page, was never
PBS
Vienna Blood's cold open chyron "China 1900" presents the Boxer Rebellion; in a lesser series, it might herald a yellow peril episode. However, the second chyron reminds us how far the series still has to go. "Vienna 1908" was Season 1's setting;
Acorn TV
Acorn TV initially commissioned Cannes Confidential in the summer of 2020 on the heels of greenlighting Ms. Fisher’s Modern Mysteries for a second season. With the Hollywood lockdowns in full swing that summer, the press release stated the show would not go into production for at least another year
HBO & HBO Max
WarnerMedia's expansion under its short-lived time with AT&T required it to build up tentpole franchises to compete with Disney's Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, etc. Ahead of the launch of HBO Max, those franchises seemed to be DC Films, Game of Thrones, and Harry
Sundance Now
It’s usually been European, and U.K. production studios who have benefitted from the sudden run on content brought on by the streaming wars. The gaping maw of content suction must be fed. The BBC, ITV, Canal+, RTE, Channel 4, and others have all happily stepped up to co-