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.
Netflix
You may or may not remember the movie Boiling Point, which came out during the pandemic in 2021. The film starred Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Ray Panthaki, and Hannah Walters, written by James Cummings and Philip Barantini, the latter of whom directed it as a one-take, 90-minute film
Exclusive
Most Americans hadn't heard of Noel Fielding prior to 2017, when he was hired by Channel 4 to host The Great British Baking Show in place of Sue and Mel when the series moved house from the BBC. But Fielding had a cult following among fans of British
PBS
It is a rare series that Masterpiece keeps the plot of under wraps, unless it's something the PBS anthology series doesn't have control over. (Downton Abbey, for example, was as much about ITV wanting spoilers kept quiet as it was anything else.) However, MaryLand has been
Eurovision
If it's the end of March, then the final National Contests have wrapped up, and the Eurovision lineup for the year has been set. Barring any last-minute changes, the semi-final performance orders have been confirmed for the Tuesday and Thursday shows, and the Grand Final is
BritBox
The good Sister Boniface (Lorna Watson) is returning to BritBox for Season 3 of Sister Boniface Mysteries after her surprise turn on Father Brown Season 11 earlier in 2024. The nun-led spin-off of the long-running adaptation of G. K. Chesterton's short stories starring Mark Williams
Acorn TV
Harry Wild was perhaps the least likely series to be a breakout hit for Acorn TV. Starring Jane Seymour, a British actress best known for her role as an American in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, this extremely formulaic cozy mystery did not seem like it was primed for take-off,
Netflix
When Netflix greenlit six seasons of The Crown sight unseen in 2014, the initial plan was to film and air the seasons back-to-back with no gap years, a feat that wound up impossible due to the planned cast turnover. Part of the reason for that initial six-year
Netflix
Netflix's dive into adaptations of Harlan Coben thriller novels, resetting them in the U.K. and starring British actors, has been a slam dunk in terms of viewership, especially the English-language ones. The last two releases, Stay Close and Fool Me Once, released on New Year'
UKTV/Alibi
Filming for Unforgotten Season 6 may be underway for ITV, but series creator Chris Lang has been busy with more than just the further adventures of Sunny and Jesse. The mystery writer has been busy in between seasons, first with The Thief, His Wife, and the Canoe, which premiered on
BBC America
David Attenborough was already an institution unto himself when he was originally knighted in 1985 after his groundbreaking documentary series Life series became a breakout hit on the BBC and PBS in the early 1980s. He then redoubled that place in history with his second groundbreaking series, Planet Earth, not
BritBox
Changing lead actors several years into a long-running series is never easy. Even though shows like Call The Midwife and Doctor Who make it look easy, it's always risky when Grantchester changes vicars or Unforgotten brings in a new Detective Chief Inspector. The longer the series goes
PBS
Unforgotten's transfer of power from Nicola Walker to Sinead Keenan was a bit of a nail-biter for the production and fans alike. The series, one of the most popular mysteries in the PBS lineup and on ITV, seemed to hinge on Walker's charisma and her