BBC
It was mid-July 2025 when we first got word of The Detection Club, a forthcoming mystery series reportedly in the works from BritBox and the BBC. However, at the time, neither production studio would confirm the series, which was reportedly going to be based on the real-life group that included
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
Over the past decade, streaming platforms have increasingly claimed ownership of material typically found in anonymous airport paperbacks and Lifetime movies. These are scandal-driven tales of taboos, secrets, and betrayal, all couched within a sleek facsimile of domestic luxury and social ambition. Sure, there are critiques of class biases and
PBS
There is an accepted truism about historical period dramas as a way for our culture to process the current landscape more easily than dealing with the present reality. Taking the issues of the day and running them through a funhouse mirror of the past makes it easier for audiences to
BritBox
Even sleepy rural Great Slaughter experiences the cultural explosion of the 1960s – wild colors, outrageous styles, daring music, feminism, and industrial unrest have arrived for Sister Boniface Mysteries. The opening sequence of Season 4's episode "Killer Heels" features a dolly bird (to use the contemporary vernacular
Netflix
If Netflix enthusiasts know the name Charlie Brooker, it's due to his futuristic horror series Black Mirror, which often hits far too close to home for comfort. The show aired on Channel 4 for a short time, was canceled just as it moved to Netflix in 2014, and
PBS
Masterpiece has now lasted long enough as an entity that it has a catalog of old shows that once ran on PBS to work from and revive, such as Poldark (the original 1970s version aired on Masterpiece Theater) and All Creatures Great & Small (the original aired on PBS, but
Acorn TV
Thirty years after Alicia Silverstone became famous in Clueless, bringing an updated version of Jane Austen's classic Emma to the middle school masses, she once again conquered the heart of Anglophiles everywhere with her hit series Irish Blood. A proper cozy crime series set in the beautiful landscapes
Acorn TV
What happens when you mix Broadchurch, Criminal Record, add a dash of Killing Eve, and a healthy dose of Eve Myles? You get Acorn’s newest crime drama, The Crow Girl, one of the refugee shows from Paramount+'s very short-lived U.K. division. Based on a bestselling Swedish
BritBox
The 2020s will be remembered for many things. However, one small part of the entertainment landscape will probably end up overlooked: the sharp increase in murder mysteries and police procedural television in the Western world. From true crime to dramatic thrillers to cozy crime, these shows, referred to in the
PBS
As expected, Unforgotten's third episode opens with the team quickly starting to round up the names of the suspects we've already met. Ram's tip about the ex-employee who was not paid during the pandemic leads to the pub's manager, a lovely lady
PBS
There's no rest for the wicked or the inquisitive on The Marlow Murder Club. Our favorite amateur detectives have already solved the murder of Sir Peter Bailey (James Wilby) this season, but there's another dead body in Marlow, so they are back on the case. Our
PBS
This week on Professor T, Jasper lectures about crime statistics, informing his students 89% of killers use a single method, and most are men with histories of violence. Multiple methods of murder suggest premeditation. He warns his students that real-life crime will always have exceptions; of course, that will come