Lacy's love of British TV primarily involves evangelizing all things Doctor Who and watching as many period dramas as possible. York apologist and Ninth Doctor enthusiast, you can find her other writing all around the entertainment web.
The Watch
There is good news and there is bad news for Terry Pratchett fans in 2021. Good news, new sci-fi drama The Watch is coming to BBC America in January, and it's based on the author's beloved Discworld series of novels, a complex and messy tale
His Dark Materials
It's official: His Dark Materials will return for a third season, officially bringing the story of Philip Pullman's trilogy to a close. HBO and BBC One have renewed the series for an eight-episode final outing based on the third novel in Pullman's series,
Baptiste
Mystery series Baptiste will return to Masterpiece for a second season, one which will apparently look quite a bit different from the first. The BBC has released a series of first-look images from Season 2, which show us a much-changed detective Julien Baptiste, along with a look at
The Serpent
Victoria star Jenna Coleman will take part in a very different kind of period drama in 2021, with a lead role in the true crime thriller The Serpent. Set in the 1970s, the drama will follow the hunt for the real-life French serial killer Charles Sobhraj whose famous nickname
Call the Midwife
In the midst of a difficult, heartbreaking year, one thing can be counted upon: The comforting coziness of Call the Midwife. Perhaps it's simply that 2020 has been such a struggle for so many, but it truly feels like the ladies of Nonnatus House are welcome family members
Dickinson
Dickinson is the little AppleTV+ series that could, a thoughtful, anachronistic, and totally fun comedy-drama that far too few people have seen Actress Hailee Steinfeld stars as a young version of the famous poet Emily Dickinson and the story is a wild reimagining of the life of a woman
Bridgerton
Netflix has released the full, nearly three-minute trailer for their upcoming period drama Bridgerton, and dear readers, I would be lying to you if I didn't say that this looks like precisely the lush, romantic escape we all need to close out this horrible year. The lavish,
Comedy
HBO Max original I Hate Suzie is probably not going to be a show for everyone. It's messy and lewd, anchored by a lead character who is selfish, self-centered, and regularly difficult to like or sympathize with. Yet, it's also generally impossible to look away
The Sister
The four-part mystery thriller The Sister is officially coming to Hulu this January. Created by Luther's Neil Cross and adapted from his novel Burial, the story follows an ordinary man trying to keep a dark piece of his past well hidden. And it asks an age-old
Movies
Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming period film The Dig and if the clip is anything to go by, the movie promises to be a lush, heartfelt tale about the ways the past can inform our present. The film is based on a book - also called The Dig
All Creatures Great and Small
If there were ever a time that the television world deserved an immediate renewal of the cozy period drama about kind people, beautiful scenery, and cute animals, it is now. And though U.S. audiences won't get to see the new All Creatures Great and Small remake for
The Long Song
The full trailer for the upcoming Masterpiece drama The Long Song has arrived, and it promises a story full of hardship, survival, and long-hoped-for change. The three-part series is based on the novel of the same name by the late Andrea Levy, which was shortlisted for the