BBC
Our first look at BBC's upcoming historical epic King & Conqueror has arrived, offering a gritty preview of the sweeping eight-part drama that stars James Norton (Grantchester) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) as two of the most important figures in English history: Harold Godwinson, Earl
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
Amazon Studio's Scottish series, The Rig, will return to Prime Video with Season 2 just in time for hangover viewing. The series, which initially debuted the first weekend of January 2023, returns almost exactly two years later, and sadly, it's still not safe to get back
Peacock
Even if they're a bit fuzzy on the details, most people have probably at least some knowledge of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Still considered the deadliest terror attack in the history of the United Kingdom, the flight was en route from Heathrow to JFK in
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December is upon us, and if you weren't ready for 2024 to be over, well, I can't help you; heck, I can't even get my stuff together, as evidenced by the fact that this post is going up five days after the first of
BritBox
Since the BBC bought ITV out of its half of BritBox International nearly a year ago in February 2024, there have been changes afoot. The BBC promised it would not alter the programming strategy or really interfere with BritBox's decision-making; after all, Aunty Beeb had tried and
Disney/Hulu
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Doctor Who Christmas special season! Yes, we're mere weeks away from the iconic sci-fi series' annual holiday installment, and this year the show's swinging for the fences with a Bridgerton star, a Time Hotel,
Disney/Hulu
Forget Christmas; Santa has already brought us the gift we most hoped for: the Season 2 renewal of Rivals. The throwback soapy drama, based on Dame Jilly Cooper's bestselling novel of the same name from her Rutshire Chronicles universe, was one of the most underrated series of 2024.
BritBox
Buzzy drama The Jetty marks the start of Jenna Coleman's (The Sandman) detective era, and after several months of waiting, U.S. viewers will finally see what that looks like. Described as a twisty thriller and a coming-of-age story, the series follows the story of Ember
Netflix
It’s a shame that Black Doves couldn’t fit into Netflix’s pre-Thanksgiving schedule because the six episodes of its first season are tailor-made for intergenerational holiday weekend viewing. Another entry in the venerable Bullets & Banter subgenre of espionage thrillers, Joe Barton’s (The Lazarus Project)
BritBox
ITV announced it was commissioning a series on Ruth Ellis in mid-July 2023. The last woman to be executed by hanging in Britain, the real-life Ellis was a model and escort who rose to nightclub manager. Her popularity in the U.K. social scene peaked in the mid-
Apple TV
Apple TV+ and the BBC Natural History Unit have teamed up again for the latest nature documentary from the storied production team. This is the third time the two have done so in as many years, having previously worked together on Prehistoric Planet and The Year Earth Changed. They'
Starz
Starz and the British network Sky have renewed their darkly comic thriller Sweetpea for a second season. This news is perhaps not all that surprising given that the C.J. Skuse novel upon which the show is based has several sequels -- and the series itself has barely touched on the