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.
Mystery
For Line of Duty fans who need more Adrian Dunbar in their lives, the announcement that he would star in a new ITV detective series, Ridley, was welcome news. But it wasn't clear if the show would cross the pond or where it would end up. BritBox seemed
Movies
Though it's been the 1920s since Season 3 of Downton Abbey, the upcoming sequel film Downton Abbey: A New Era leans heavily into the decade in a way the previous installments of the franchise did not. And that's not a historically inaccurate decision. Like many eras
Sci-Fi
On October 18, 1922, the British Broadcasting Corporation will turn 100 years old. As the world's oldest national broadcaster, and the largest broadcaster globally by the number of employees, the BBC is known worldwide. It is famously funded by a royal charter. It operates under an agreement with
Mystery
As someone who watches a lot of mysteries, the world of endless acronyms for the different bureaus can run together. From Line of Duty's AC-12 to The Capture's SO15 to the various CIDs in Midsomer Murders, Inspector Morse, and so forth, they can all start to
Drama
Last month, Paramount+ began finally moving into international productions, including Flatshare and A Gentleman in Moscow, with the ultimate goal of having 50 international series in production by the end of 2022. Now there's another series that quietly began filming in London at the start of the month,
BBC America
Coming into Doctor Who knowing that there's only one more episode until regeneration is always a surreal experience. Even though the franchise has promised the BBC centennial special will be feature-length, providing more than the usual 45-60 minute runtime to wrap up all the loose ends, it'
HBO & HBO Max
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and on television, that holds true for virtually any format that can capture viewers in the overwhelming morass of endless entertainment options. However, there are few like The Great British Baking Show, which may be the leader in spawning would-be contenders
Drama
BritBox only just started producing original content in mid-2020, but its shows are already making waves. From the initial four titles, including AMC's The Beast Must Die and PBS' upcoming Magpie Murders, these series star A-list British talent or are fan-driven favorites like the 2021 renewal of
Mystery
Warner Media is looking to re-revive Sherlock Holmes for a new decade. The Victorian-era sleuth was last seen on CBS's Elementary, which ended in 2019, and on Netflix in the should-have-been-a-theatrical release Enola Holmes in 2020. Though Enola Holmes is well on its way to a sequel (which
Drama
Netflix is going all-in on big-budget royalty. The Crown, Bridgerton, and a limited series prequel based on the fictionalized life of Queen Charlotte are all heading for the streaming service in the next year or two. But that's not enough for the streamer, who is now looking to
Mystery
Killing Eve may be over, but the Killing Eve universe is only just beginning. The hit BBC America series, one of the network's flagship shows, may have taken its last bow, but AMC Networks, BBC America's parent company, is already looking toward telling more stories set
Mystery
The new adaptation of Nicolas Freeling's Van der Valk mysteries hadn't even aired in the U.K. when March's pandemic shutdowns and lockdowns of 2020 hit. The series, a new remake of the novels unrelated to the original 1970s/1990s series starring Barry Foster,