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Sanditon
While Americans celebrated the Independence Day holiday, across the pond, the cast of Sanditon was getting back to work. The series, which has had a drama-filled journey since its 2020 premiere on Masterpiece, was recently uncanceled and renewed for two more seasons. At the time, fans knew little about
Culture
If the last few months have felt a little lean in terms of British content coming to American streaming services, have no fear, July is about to make up for it. This month sees U.K. series appearing on nearly every major streaming service, with many sporting multiple debuts in
His Dark Materials
After the pandemic upended filming for His Dark Materials Season 2, leaving it an entire episode short of the original order, Season 3 has finally put boots on the ground to start filming. The series, which the BBC renewed for a third and final season in December of 2020, has
The Devil's Hour
Amazon continues to bring U.K. Originals to American shores, this time with The Devil's Hour. The new thriller-horror series is an original concept from up and coming writer Tom Moran, commissioned by Hartswood Films. It will bring a pedigree cast along with it, with Jessica Raine
The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die will not premiere in the U.S. for a couple of more weeks, but so far, its ratings on BritBox UK overseas have been deemed good enough for a renewal. One of the first original series to be developed by the emerging streaming service, the Jared
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey secured itself a sequel berth when the box office returns rocked industry watchers with record proceeds. The only obstacle — much like the first film — was the ensemble element. With a core cast of a dozen and a half actors, lining up schedules was always going to be a
The Netherfield Girls
Bridgerton's overwhelming popularity has already made waves in the television landscape, bringing regency romance to the forefront of streaming entertainment. Masterpiece PBS has revived Sanditon in its wake; Dakota Johnson is bidding to be taken seriously by playing Ann Eliott in a new version of Persuasion. Now Netflix
Ridley
PBS' Masterpiece has shaped American views of British television for two generations now, starting with shows like Upstairs Downstairs and I Claudius in the 1970s. But it was the program Mystery! that's done the most for what people think of when they think of U.K. police
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
When David Suchet hung up his little mustaches, it was the end of one era for Agatha Christie on the small screen, but it opened the way for another new wave of different adaptations. Fans have since been treated to Sarah Phelps' imaginative BBC takes and subjected to Kenneth
Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries
Acorn TV debuted the second season of Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries this week, with the first episode landing on the service on June 7. The series, a spinoff of the beloved cult favorite Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, brings the period piece crime capers forward a
Van der Valk Season 2
The timing of the pandemic shutdowns in 2020 upended a lot of planned TV production schedules. But the ones who felt the hit the most were those who planned to film internationally, especially those who couldn't rethink that plan because they were set in other countries. For instance,
Ridley Road
Masterpiece has released the first images of its latest collaboration with the BBC, Ridley Road. Inspired by a true story, the series is adapted from Jo Bloom's best-selling novel of the same name. Set in the U.K. in the late 1960s, newcomer Aggi O'Casey