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.
BBC
Plans for Doctor Who Season 3 (or Season 16 if you prefer, or Season 42 if you're really going to be like that) are currently stuck in limbo as negotiations 9or lack thereof) occur behind the scenes between series producer Bad Wolf (showrunner Russell T. Davies' company)
Tubi
TV producers love a series focused on various educational settings, whether it’s within the traditional U.S. K-12 system or located across the pond in the stricter “Key Stage” system of the U.K. However, unless the show focuses on the teachers (such as Abbott Elementary and Bad Education)
Netflix
It's not every drama that has the nerve to end its second season cliffhanger on the announcement that the President of the United States is dead, but Netflix's The Diplomat isn't your typical series. Dreamed up by former The West Wing scribe Debora Cahn,
Apple TV
Like many British shows, Foundation straddles a frustrating line between being "Too American" (or at least "Not British Enough") while starring British acting legends alongside up-and-coming U.K. talent. Based (very loosely) on the short stories of American author Isaac Asimov that were eventually collected and
PBS
Move over, Shark Week! The toothy terrors of the oceans have been hogging the spotlight in the public imagination for far too long, thanks to a marketing genius in Discovery Channel's group hitting upon the brilliant concept in the late 1990s. However, Discovery is now a zombie network,
PBS
PBS has confirmed that the new contemporary set Maigret is officially joining the Fall 2025 Masterpiece lineup, giving the Benjamin Wainwright-starring remake of one of France's most famous detectives the plum premiere slot in October/November. Unlike The Gold (which was confirmed to debut on Sunday, October 5,
BritBox
This has been the year of shows that debuted in 2022 finally getting their acts together for a Season 2: Andor on Disney+, Severance on Apple TV+, and now Karen Pirie on BritBox. The U.K.-focused streaming service has finally revealed the first look at the return of the
Netflix
Netflix initially announced it was greenlighting Too Much from American cultural lightning rod Lena Dunham at the end of 2023, which notably included British actor Will Sharpe, who was coming off his star-making turn in The White Lotus Season 2 at the time. However, the streamer did not specify that
Apple TV
It took a good five years, but Apple TV+ is finally coming into its own. The streaming service that launched in 2019 with a laughable four shows on offer (and zero library of past hits to support it) really didn't know what it was doing when it started.
Acorn TV
For those continuing to keep track of who will be part of the new TV adaptation of Harry Potter, Warner Bros. announced further casting today, following the debut of the three newcomers playing the central trio a couple of weeks back. American viewers will probably recognize most of the adult
Paramount+
It's challenging to stay positive in today's entertainment climate. Between the industry's streaming war hangover, budget cuts stemming from being on the backside of Peak TV, and all the other current unpleasantness, it's easy to blame those being decimated by the industry&
Netflix
Most cultural critics measure the current moment in our streaming landscape dating from one of two significant milestones: the CBS lawsuit against YouTube and the launch of Hulu circa 2006-2007, or Netflix's launch of House of Cards Season 1 in February 2013. I want to add another: The