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Disney/Hulu
Once upon a time, not all that long ago (about a decade, give or take), there weren't that many options for lovers of British television to pick from. Netflix was only just releasing its first original streaming series. Hulu was the way to watch American television shows you
BritBox
One of the lesser-known mysteries on BritBox, Crime (known here as Irvine Welsh's Crime), is returning for a second season. The series, developed and written by Trainspotting's Irvine Welsh, with his regular collaborator, journalist-turned-novelist Dean Cavanagh (The Secret Life of The Novel), is a Scottish police
Paramount+
Jane Casey's novel, The Killing Kind, had barely hit shelves in 2021 when it was snapped up by Eleventh Hour Films, the same outfit behind PBS fan favorites like Magpie Murders and Foyle's War. It took over a year before the planned TV adaptation found a
PBS
Now that the Season 5 Unforgotten premiere determined the deceased's body was stuffed up a chimney recently enough for government funding, the second episode starts with a meeting in DCI Jess James' office. It will surprise no one that this, too, is deliberately staged to be the
Apple TV
As the Venice International Film Festival winds down across the pond, the Toronto International Film Festival opens to the north. Known as TIFF, the festival is expected to debut some highly anticipated U.K. productions, including One Life, a clear Oscar bait contender biopic of British humanitarian Nicholas Winton, famous
The Tourist
When the BBC announced filming had commenced for The Tourist's second season, it came with a surprise relocation. The first season was set in the outback, with Jamie Dornan (Belfast) as a person referred to only as "The Man," with no memory of who he was
Disney/Hulu
Disney+ has been commissioning overseas series for the U.K. and other countries since it launched the streaming service internationally. Though the bulk of its productions seem to be based out of London, there are some Australian original series floating about. Like the U.K. series, these won't
PBS
Masterpiece has released the first images from The Marlow Murder Club, its latest co-commission with UKTV. The series is an adaptation of author Robert Thorogood’s best-selling novels; he is best known as the series creator of Death in Paradise, which has been a smashing success since its debut in
Sundance Now
Sundance Now has picked up the upcoming true-crime thriller The Vanishing Triangle just in time for Spooky Season. The six-part mystery series stars Downton Abbey fan-favorite Allen Leech as DCI David Burke, one half of the fictionalized investigative team who will guide viewers on a journey through some of the
Netflix
Netflix is doing the release date shuffle as the final months of 2023 roll in and the strike rolls on. However, unlike most production studios, which are starting to shuffle release dates back as the production shutdowns drag on, Netflix is moving some stuff forward as if to show off
PBS
When Unforgotten Season 4 premiered in 2021, it had been nearly three years since the series last aired on PBS. Thankfully, fans didn't have to wait quite as long for Season 5, but it has been a while since the surprise passing of Cassie Stuart and the exit
Now Stream This
Welcome back to autumn and the traditional kick-off to the television season. Don't let people tell you that streaming has won that war and made the television season a year-round event; our lists say otherwise. For the first time since May 2023, nearly every major streaming service is