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Movies
Historical novels about William Shakespeare aren't uncommon; however, Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 fictionalization of Shakespeare's real-life family tragedy, stood out as head and shoulders above the others in the genre from its initial release. Shakespeare and his wife only ever had one
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
Future Dame Keeley Hawes has set her next project after PBS' Miss Austen. The actor has signed on to lead The Assassin, the newest project from The Williams Brothers (Baptiste) at Amazon's Prime Video. She'll play Julie, a retired assassin whose estranged son, Edward, tracks
Movies
While Disney+ and Netflix were announcing release dates for their respective high-end British shows for 2024, Sky Film's The Radleys was having a splendid debut on the movie side of the Edinburgh Film Festival. The TV movie adaptation of Matt Haig's hit novel of the same
FX
Since being brought under the Disney banner, FX has struggled to find its footing as a network. Initially developed by 20th Century to be Fox’s answer to cable channels like AMC and HBO, Disney recognized it had landed a valuable asset — the House of Mouse lacked a network/streaming
Acorn TV
Acorn TV first revealed it was boarding Channel 5 police drama Ellis at the Television Critics Press Tour for Winter 2024. The series stars Sharon D Clarke (best known to Americans either as the President in Red, White & Royal Blue or as the late Grace O'Brien, a
Disney/Hulu
It's the last days of summer in Scotland, and the Edinburgh Film Festival is in full swing with film debuts and TV news. Netflix isn't the only one rolling out its highest-end U.K. series for the back half of 2024. Disney+ also turned up with
Netflix
Black Doves will fly before the end of 2024; Netflix's producers confirmed the news after giving the highly-anticipated spy thriller series a debut over on the TV side of the Edinburgh Film Festival. The six-part series stars Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice) and Ben Whishaw (This Is Going
BritBox
BritBox may continue to state it's business as usual since the BBC took over the streaming service in February 2024. However, its beefed-up lineup, especially on Thursday nights, belies that claim. The BBC has not made any wholesale changes to the niche service, at least not yet; after
HBO & HBO Max
Regular readers of Telly Visions have most likely read at least one rant concerning AT&T (and then Warner Bros. Discovery) ’s failure to properly promote the plethora of British series that HBO and HBO Max premiered between 2019 and 2023. Both parent companies made the same error, believing
PBS
The high heat may stick around for a while, but the calendar insists that summer is a'rollin' out as school parking lots refill with cars and TV networks start rolling out the first looks at their fall and winter programs. As always, Masterpiece plans to kick off
Netflix
The speculation over how Bridgerton plans to proceed in Season 4 is over, and those hoping for something a little less traditional will have to resign themselves to waiting for another story. In July 2024, Netflix confirmed that Season 4 would center Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) after skipping over him
BritBox
Once upon a time, not so very long ago, PBS had two nights of British programming a week. Masterpiece Theater, launched in 1970, was a Sunday night staple of public broadcasting and remains so. However, due to specific funding stipulations during its early years, Masterpiece Theater could only air period