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.
The Time Travelers Wife
The novel The Time Traveler's Wife was one of Amazon's first major best sellers when it hit big in 2003. The book was adapted into a feature film starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams that was a lesser hit. (It was the tail end of the
Unforgotten
Unforgotten shocked viewers at the end of Season 4 by killing off lead DCI Cassie Stuart, played by actor Nicola Walker. The death came as a shock for multiple reasons, not the least of which was both the character and the actor had become synonymous with the series. That Cassie
Sanditon
Before 2019, Sanditon was the deep-cut Jane Austen novel known only to superfans. Only 11 chapters were written before she died, enough to establish tone (rollicking comedy) and set-up, with heroine Charlotte Heywood. The eldest of a country gentleman, she goes to the titular seaside town with the
Killing Eve
A long time ago — three seasons to be exact — seeing Villanelle walking down the hall pushing a hotel cart was the beginning of the thrill of the hunt, another creative killing by the world's silliest assassin. But Killing Eve is tired, exhausted in fact, as is our killer,
Call the Midwife
After a decade on the air, Call The Midwife is back to try and go for another decade. For fans of the series, the March arrival of their favorite series is equivalent to a double dose of birthing goodness, and the delay in getting Season 10 on the air in
Before We Die
PBS' new spring lineup, arriving on Sunday, March 20, brings a double dose of period drama heavy-hitters. At 8 p.m. ET Call The Midwife will begin its second decade with Season 11, returning to the springtime berth it typically occupies after last year's Fall edition.
Bloodlands
Acorn TV is getting deeper into the business of picking up shows that do well for it when the initial network that greenlit it drops the ball. The streamer, well-known among fans of shows like Ms. Fisher and Agatha Raisin, which Acorn rescued from oblivion, has announced it is
Comedy
The French comedy Call My Agent! debuted in October 2015 and became a bigger hit than initially anticipated. The series stars Camille Cottin, Thibault de Montalembert, Grégory Montel, and Liliane Rovère as four talent agents, Andréa, Mathias, Gabriel, and Arlette. The team runs the company ASK (Agence Samuel Kerr), juggling
Grantchester
Grantchester Season 6 may have arrived late in the fall of 2021, but Season 7 isn't going to make us wait that long. Though there is no release date yet for the U.S., the series is gearing up for its return to British television later this month,
Bridgerton
Spring arrives on March 20, 2022, and romance to our televisions with it. Fans of period piece love stories are going to have a whole bouquet of offerings along with the new season, from the return of Sanditon and Call The Midwife to the premiere of The Gilded Age'
The Ipcress File
Peaky Blinders' sixth and final season may be the big Sunday night series on the BBC right now. However, it's got up-and-coming competition as ITV has debuted The Ipcress File opposite it, the new series based on the Len Deighton novel, which became a global
Doctor Who
When Russell T. Davies was announced in 2021 to be returning to Doctor Who as showrunner after a decade away from the franchise, it shocked the Whovian fandom. While some were less thrilled to perceive the franchise as going backward (or who weren't fans of Davies' first