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.
BBC
The BBC has dropped a quartet of first-look images for the second season of the BAFTA-winning crime drama The Responder. A story about the emotional extremes of life on the front line of British policing, it centers on a troubled officer who finds himself demoralized, demoted, and tangled
Paramount+
Strange things are afoot at Paramount+'s U.K. division. Besides the ongoing drama surrounding the potential (likely?) sale of its parent company, the international arm has been steadily cleaning house, slimming down its workforce, essentially abandoning much of its in-progress slate, and even going so far as
Starz
The bitch, as they say, is back. Well, almost. Starz has released a first look at the upcoming second season of its biting period drama The Serpent Queen, and if the lush costumes and sprawling cast are any indication, we're all in for an excellent time this summer.
Netflix
It's official: Netflix's The Sandman universe lives and moody Gen-Xers and English majors everywhere have never been happier. (I'm mostly referring to myself here but I very much doubt I'm alone in this. Just saying) The streamer has released the trailer
PBS
When people think of period dramas, they often think of something very specific: lavish stories set in Jolly Olde England, usually centered around the murderous whims of King Henry VIII, the generally tragic lives of his wives who deserved better, or the triumphal reign of his second daughter, Elizabeth. And
Movies
Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman are two of the biggest actors working today — and now they're finally going to work together. (Or, at least, work together properly.) The prestige duo are joining forces for The Roses, a reimagining of the 1989 dark comedy The War of the Roses.
Netflix
There isn't exactly a shortage of superhero content in our pop culture. There's so much it's an open question whether or not the subgenre still has anything worthwhile to say, or if audiences are still interested. (The general Marvel malaise post-Avengers: Endgame hasn&
Disney/Hulu
There's rarely been a better time to be a Doctor Who fan than right now. The franchise is as successful as it's ever been, riding the high of a wildly popular sixtieth-anniversary outing last Fall that saw the return of the most popular actor of
AMC/AMC+
With Doctor Who's much-ballyhooed move to the greener ($$$) pastures of Disney+, Luther decamping for Netflix, and Holby City and many soaps older favorites now on BritBox, there have been few reasons to pay attention to BBC America. Sure, it still has fantastic nature content — Attenborough and Planet
Disney/Hulu
Hulu has acquired the Scottish comedy Dinosaur, a quirky coming-of-age series that explores the moments of change we experience in various relationships in our lives, including sisterhood, friendship, and romance. Slated for an April release, the six-part series will join Hulu's impressive collection of offbeat
Tubi
With the recent arrival of buzzy British series like Boarders and Dead Hot, Tubi is rapidly establishing itself as a home for underrated Anglophile-friendly content. For those who don't know, Tubi is one of several FAST (Free Ad Supported Television) streamers that have risen to prominence in
Netflix
“The real monsters aren’t under the bed,” reads the tagline on the poster for the upcoming Netflix series Eric, hinting that its story, which follows a troubled puppeteer struggling to cope after his young son goes missing, is likely much darker than many of us initially believed. The six-