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.
PBS
Despite the awkwardness of the series name, critics and reviewers loved Gemma Arterton's first season of Funny Woman. (So-called because it's adapted from the Nick Hornsby novel Funny Girl, a title already taken by a rather famous musical.) However, viewers, assuming the title was a comedy,
MGM+
As the casualties of the streaming wars fall, we are in the awkward stage where failing streaming services are picking up programming that no one watches. It is a pity when shows that land on Sundance Now or IFC don't get simultaneous releases on Acorn TV because no
PBS Passport
Astrid (Astrid et Raphaëlle) was a hit right out of the gate when it first debuted on PBS Passport in November 2022 as part of that month's Walter Presents slate. In fact, it proved so popular that Walter Presents rushed to bring Season 2 in the spring of
Showtime
Paramount may not last too much longer under the current configuration as Skydance finishes the long process of merging the two companies. But until then, Paramount+ will continue randomly debuting series greenlit by those who have long since been fired or counting the days until they join those ranks. Most
Disney/Hulu
It's been almost a year since the Australian series The Artful Dodger, starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster in the titular role, arrived on Disney+ and Hulu at the tail end of November 2023. At that time, neither Hulu nor parent company Disney had said one way or another if the
Sundance Now
It's been almost two years since we first reported Natalie Dormer (The Tudors) would lead the South African crime thriller White Lies. At the time, the news came not long after the debut of the South African mystery series Recipes for Love & Murder on Acorn TV; it
PBS
Few are left of those who pioneered television as we know it today, and those who are still with us will not be around for much longer. However, it speaks to the original dream for the medium as a way to provide educational and heartwarming television that two of the
BritBox
The holidays are bustin' out all over as TV networks dive into the one seasonal tradition streaming services never managed to disrupt. Whether you call it a Holiday Special, a Festive Special, or a Christmas Special, these one-off episodes of fan favorites are a deeply embedded part of U.
PBS
In one of the most remarkable episodes of Wolf Hall's first season, Hillary Mantel takes the plot of the famous Oscar-winning film A Man For All Seasons and argues that actually, Thomas More was a self-centered fool. Meanwhile, Anne may have nurtured her way to be queen, but
Movies
One of the 2024's Toronto International Film Festival favorites has been scooped up by Sony Pictures Classic and is slated for release in the spring of 2025. The Penguin Lessons, Steve Coogan's adorable dramedy, in which he plays a wayward British teacher who befriends/is adopted
Acorn TV
Being chosen to film a Christmas or Festive Special is a sign of having made it for U.K. network shows. It denotes a level of popularity or cultural relevance to be one of those series immortalized as part of the TV Christmas lineup for that year. Last year, it
Netflix
It is a truth that The Great British Baking Show will not acknowledge; the two judges who currently oversee the competition have palates formed during some of the worst years of the island nation's cuisine, the 1970s. It's why Paul Hollywood (who is nearly 60) wouldn&