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.
Comedy
Sky Studios has commissioned a new comedy-drama from Chris O’Dowd (State of the Union) called Small Town, Big Story. The Irish-set series is currently in production from Playground and FilmNation Entertainment and brings House of the Dragon’s Paddy Considine back to the small screen after his one-season wonder
PBS
Unforgotten's penultimate episode of Season 5 does not open with new lead Jess James or old lead Sunny Khan but with Murray, having reached the end of his long drive to the Welsh countryside and Llagavelly Farm. It seems idyllic: kids playing, women standing in the sunshine, issuing
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The Writers Guild of America's strike is about to lift, and the TV season for spring 2024 is about to begin. But in the here and now, October yawns before us, with turning leaves, pumpkins on doorsteps, and horror in theaters and on TV. Award season is also
Paramount+
Paramount+ has landed their lead and filled out the cast for the streaming service's upcoming adaptation of Sarah Pinborough's best-selling novel Insomnia. Vicky McClure, best known in the U.K. for one of the few recurring roles in Line of Duty, and most recently seen in
Netflix
I don't know what you've been told, but The Great British Baking Show's bad opening sketches are getting old. But if you thought Matt Lucas' exit would take them down, you haven't been paying attention now. Sound off, please, yes. Listen,
PBS
All Creatures Great and Small is gearing up to premiere Season 4 overseas on Channel 5 in October before it crosses the pond to American shores in time for it's customary January premiere on PBS. However, their early release is our good fortune, as the trailer for Season
Disney/Hulu
Halloween was never big in the U.K. until recently, overshadowed by Guy Fawkes Night a few days later, which was far more fun, with drinking and bonfires and fireworks. In comparison, silly costumes and bobbing for apples just never held the same appeal. But the internet has homogenized Western
PBS
We've reached October, and the television season is in full swing here at PBS and on PBS Passport. Sunday nights are packed with British mysteries; Thursdays (for some local stations) have debuted the Canadian Midsomer Murders, while Walter Presents continues to experiment with airing some of its most
Movies
October is typically considered the height of autumn, and as such, it goes by many names: Pumpkin Spice season, Decorative Gourd season, Spooky season, etc. However, in the entertainment business, it's the heart of film festival season, as major indie films and awards contenders head from high-profile event
PBS
Suranne Jones’ first effort at penning her own series has landed an American debut. MaryLand, a family drama about two sisters reunited over the death of their mother, Mary, will officially come to PBS in 2024 as part of the Masterpiece spring lineup. The long-running British anthology series announced today
BritBox
One day, BritBox will hit critical mass and release a show so big, so popular, so mainstream that it will stop being that streaming service people look at me funny when I start gushing about how great it is. When that day comes, the world will discover the truly stupendous
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They say when stress hits, people revert to their base selves. That certainly seems true of our suspects as Unforgotten Episode 4 opens. Faced with his mortality, Tony tries to buy his way out of his cancer diagnosis and then turns ugly towards Medhi Hussein when his glad-handing doesn'