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.
BritBox
It is a truth universally acknowledged that of the series that debuted on PBS’ Mystery! in the 1980s, three are considered the defining adaptations of iconic British sleuths: Jeremy Brett in Sherlock Holmes, Joan Hickson in Miss Marple, and David Suchet in Poirot, which eventually was rebranded as Agatha Christie’
AMC/AMC+
The Western Australian series Scrublands is officially coming back for a second season, as Australian streaming service Stan releases the first image now that filming is underway. Based on Chris Hammer’s debut novel of the same name, the series was one of those lost in the niche streaming services
PBS
It's been a quarter century since the BBC originally commissioned Walking with Dinosaurs, a factual documentary series using 1990s-era state-of-the-art CGI to bring the giant creatures to life. At the time, some protested that the computer-generated creatures were not real; therefore, their "
Netflix
Netflix initially announced in January 2022 that it was partnering with the BBC and beloved Plasticine stop-motion storyteller outfit Aardman Animations to finance more old-school (but sadly expensive) animated films after seeing success with Shaun the Sheep as part of its family offerings. The deal at the time
BritBox
The announcement that the BBC was buying out ITV's share of BritBox International, officially severing the original deal between the two main U.K. networks that jointly owned the streaming service, viewers were worried about what that might mean for BritBox's lineup. Many of the high-
Movies
As we noted during the Cannes Film Festival, the Cannes Market, which is the secondary event happening just out of public view during the annual event, is where many of the deals to make independent productions get off the ground. However, it's never easy to pick out which
BritBox
Standalone Agatha Christie adaptations are usually high-profile affairs, full of A-list British names, but the latest limited series from the BBC and BritBox, Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero, may have outdone itself. Then again, it has a lot to live up to, as the project was confirmed in
Movies
Ian McKellen is approaching 90 years old and has admitted he will not be acting full-time much longer. That makes the final films of his career all the more valuable, so it can be a little frustrating when something like The Critic, which features an all-star cast, struggles
Tubi
One of the best sleeper hits you're not watching just got a second season, as the BBC reups Boarders for a fresh set of episodes commissioned as Season 2. The series, which was picked up by the FAST (Free Ad Supported Television) app Tubi here in the U.
Feature
Doctor Who's much-ballyhooed move to Disney+ didn't quite work the way most assumed, with the House of Mouse deciding not to bother to do much to promote the trio of 60th anniversary specials. To be fair, the three-episode mini-season featuring former-turned-current
Netflix
Despite Bridgerton Season 3 being something of a victim of Netflix's inability to admit the binge model doesn't work the way it wants it to, fans who turned in for the first half and were left on an enormous cliffhanger have been wild for the back
Peacock
One of the best parts of We Are Lady Parts is the punky covers of pop hits from the last few decades, and the original songs written for the show by series creator Nida Manzoor, alongside her siblings Shez Manzoor, Sanya Manzoor, and Benni Fregin. (Shez Manzoor also scored the