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
The coronavirus pandemic delays hit some shows harder than others. Over at Netflix, for example, The Crown's planned schedule managed to sidestep the pandemic completely. The Witcher struggled but lucked into finishing relatively on time, while Stranger Things remains in limbo. Here at PBS, the pandemic upended most
Mystery
As the infamous meme goes, "Nature is healing," and yearly fan-favorite series are starting to return to PBS. First out of the gate, the Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar-led mystery series Unforgotten, which now has a release date as part of a packed summer lineup for Masterpiece. The
Drama
Move over, Bridgerton. The original fictional period-piece romance drama has thrown its hat in the ring to be our date this holiday season. The inevitable sequel to the Downton Abbey movie, entitled Downton Abbey 2, is heading to big screens in time for Christmas. A big-screen sequel was less a
Great Performances
Though live performances are largely still shuttered over a year into the coronavirus pandemic, fans of Shakespeare can rejoice, and those who have needed a jolt of theatrical goodness are in for a treat. PBS's Great Performances has picked up the rights to Romeo & Juliet, the planned
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As filming for Bridgerton Season 2 gets underway in London, more moves are happening behind the scenes. Netflix may have waited until it had conclusive proof of the show's popularity before greenlighting Season 2 in January, but it wasn't going to do that again. Mere weeks
Mystery
The only constant in streaming is change. Once upon a time, Netflix had all the TV series and movies from multiple outside production studios. Now, it is losing the last of the Disney and Warner Bros. Pictures vaults to Disney+ and HBO Max, respectively, while NBC/Universal and Paramount consider
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All Creatures Great & Small could not have arrived at a better time. But not only was the love letter to the Yorkshire dales and low-level drama just what the doctor ordered, but it also landed the late Dame Diana Rigg as the glorious Mrs. Pumphrey in one of her
Mystery
When the coronavirus pandemic rolled into the summer of 2020, it was the first sign for many that the disruption to daily life wasn't ending anytime soon. Even as ITV announced Grantchester would be greenlit for more episodes, the question was, yes, but when? Filming for the series
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Netflix's Bridgerton has only just started filming for Season 2, but already the show is making waves. The significant addition to the second series is, of course, a new love interest, this time for Bridgerton sibling Anthony (Jonathan Bailey). As we reported, the original character, Kate Sheffield, is
Culture
Spring is here, and so are new debuts of British programming for American television. From PBS Passport to Britbox, everyone's got brand new titles arriving in April, from period dramas to comedies to police procedurals and everything in between. So, what's coming to the U.S.
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If it's the end of March, then it must be time for PBS's spring season and a new round of Call The Midwife. Since the show's second season in 2013, the series has aired like clockwork every year, with a Christmas special in December
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Fans of Miss Scarlet & The Duke can breathe a sigh of relief as PBS has confirmed that the show has been renewed for a second season. According to Deadline, the Masterpiece brand has picked up the show for a new round of episodes planned for 2022. Created by Rachael