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.
Movies
The last time we heard about the forthcoming film Operation Mincemeat, it was scheduled to stream on Netflix just after the new year. Based on the true story of one of Britain's most successful World War II ploys, the had its official debut in November at the 2021
Mystery
Though these final two episodes of Killing Eve debuted a week apart for streaming viewers, they technically form a two-hour series finale for linear viewers. The first hour, "Making Dead Things Look Nice," certainly opens with a feeling of finality. Eve has killed Lars; her mission is accomplished.
The Great Pottery Throw Down
Fans of British comfort reality TV competitions, Easter weekend has an extra surprise. It's been over a year since the last round of episodes, but a new season of The Great Pottery Throw Down is finally heading to American shores. The series, one of the two official non-baked
Drama
Anne Lister is one of the Regency era's most fascinating characters, even if her name is not as well known as Elizabeth Wadsworth, another female diarist of the period. That is because up until this century, Lister was the type of historical figure left out of the mainstream
Mystery
Some series lucked out when the pandemic hit in 2020, having just completed filming or being close enough to get away with it, but Endeavour wasn't one of them. The Inspector Morse spinoff is usually only 3 or 4 episodes per season. However, in recent years the cast
Sci-Fi
When Orphan Black premiered in March 2013 on BBC America, it was not expected to be a significant hit. The Canadian series starring the then little-known actress Tatiana Maslany was presented as a contemporary series about a British con artist living in Toronto named Sarah Manning. In a time when
Drama
For a long time, Masterpiece offerings on PBS could be classified into three categories: lush period pieces, contemporary dramas, and mystery series. But recently, the anthology program has started branching out into genres that aren't generally in its wheelhouse. For example, Around The World In 80 Days was
Comedy
British TV comedy has a long history and a serious fandom. From Monty Python to Red Dwarf, the mere phrase "British comedy" comes with weighty lineage and a reputation to uphold. Even newer shows like The Office and Fleabag leave long shadows that other series have to fight
Drama
The BBC renewals from the last month have mostly been for dramas American fans have already seen. Time, for instance, aired Season 1 on BritBox last year, Vigil Season 1 is tucked away on Peacock as one of the few British offerings they have, and The Tourist Season 1 recently
Drama
PBS has gotten in tighter with Eagle Eye Drama since picking up Walter's Choice foreign language series to help fill out its Passport offerings. PBS has picked up both the company's remakes of popular police dramas/mystery series, Professor T and Before We Die. The network
Mystery
Killing Eve opens this week only a few minutes after last week's episode's conclusion, with Villanelle dragged back into Konstantin's apartment after being shot by an arrow on Hélène's orders by someone Konstantin identifies as "Gunn." No one is pleased
Drama
Bridgerton has barely had its second season out for a week, and the streaming service is already prepping to make more. Not Bridgerton Season 3, though that is expected to start filming later this year or early next. This is the spinoff prequel series focused on the primary character addition