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.
Netflix
When Netflix transitioned to streaming originals in 2013, it made the move to " disrupt" the entertainment industry. It's certainly done that: destroying cable, sending multiple successful production studios into bankruptcy, and changing how the average person consumes television. But it's also been forced to
Disney/Hulu
It is not actually the case that Steven Knight has at least one dark'n'gritty historical drama streaming somewhere in the TV landscape at any given time; it just feels like it. The TV writer/producer rose to prominence with his Peaky Blinders series in 2013, which
MGM+
Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders have been two of PBS Masterpiece's most successful mystery series in ages. Penned by Anthony Horowitz, the man who created Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War, among others, both seasons of the Lesley Manville-led meta-mystery tour have been the highlights of their
Apple TV
The 2023 Dual Writers and Actors Guild strikes in Hollywood were ultimately won by the writers and actors, who secured significant protections and pay restructuring to reflect the rise of streaming. The strikes also gave studios cover to (in business terms) "right-size" their current crop of shows in
Peacock
They say that America and Britain are two cultures separated by a common language; the same is true for the TV the two countries broadcast. Channels like ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5 are littered with American TV series, most of which never hit the heights of popularity they receive
Movies
Certain filmmakers tend to set themselves a filming and production schedule that centers the Cannes Film Festival as the main release of their movies. These filmmakers are usually the sort of artists who make esoteric fare, stuff that would never draw a Marvel-sized audience, and whose film successes are predicated
Drama
Sphere-Abacus, the now combined TV indie powerhouse producer, has announced its next series will be Minotaur, a Welsh-French series that's set in Paris and Northern Wales and will star French actor Assaad Bouab (Bad Sisters) and British actor Natalie Dormer (White Lies). The series hailed from Welsh actor-turned-playwright-and-director
Disney/Hulu
Big Boys, the smash hit Channel 4 series that initially debuted in 2022 but didn’t manage to cross the pond until Season 2 won BAFTAs, will sadly draw to a close with Season 3. The 2010s-set sitcom began in Season 1 as “a silly, sweet comedy about two boys
BBC
Australian writer Richard Flanagan's The Narrow Road to the Deep North was an international bestseller released in 2014. His sixth novel, the mid-century set story, was based partly on his father's experiences before and during World War II, intermixed with a fictionalized version of Edward “Weary”
BritBox
The BBC and BritBox have released the first-look pictures of the highly-anticipated 2025 series Riot Women. The brand-new drama, initially titled Hot Flush*, hails from Sally Wainwright (Last Tango in Halifax) and will be her latest entry into what has become something of a history-making career. Set and filmed in
Disney/Hulu
Since the streaming wars took off, cable channels have been in dire straits. Basic cable still has a floor, but all those higher tertiary channels are zombie channels, playing to an audience share of 0.0. BBC America (very much not basic cable) was already in trouble before that reality
Channel 5
Much like most Americans were unaware until recently that Disney owned Hulu, most U.K. (and U.S.) viewers have no idea Channel 5, the network behind All Creatures Great & Small, is owned by Paramount. As we have mentioned, Paramount is in the middle of being sold to Skydance