Apple TV
Charles Dickens isn't credited with inventing the amnesia trope in literature. However, his 1859 A Tale of Two Cities popularized it with the character of Lucie Manette, whose traumatic memory loss serves as a key plot device in the narrative. A century and a half later, it'
ITV
Anglophiles joke that it sometimes feels like there are only 100 or so British actors, and every British TV series just arranges them into different configurations. That's not precisely true; it's more that for decades, the projects that found their way across the pond were on
BritBox
If it's Christmas, it's time to check in with the Christians, and there's no Christian more entertaining or crime-solving than Sister Boniface (Lorna Watson), the titular detective of Father Brown spinoff Sister Boniface Mysteries. The good Vespa-riding nun who stole everyone'
Disney/Hulu
There are two things I dislike about the current television landscape more than anything: When a great show winds up on a platform nobody watches (looks at Rogue Heroes on MGM+), and when a great show lands on a platform everybody watches, but the platform doesn't bother to
Paramount+/Showtime
You can fool enough of the people for long enough that a lousy series can get a second season. The Agency airs on the utterly unwieldy platform of "Paramount+ with Showtime," which means it does not air on Showtime or Paramount+, but if you subscribe to both, you
MGM+
This is a PSA to all the Peaky Blinders fans out there who are sadly waiting for Netflix to bring them the movie sequel sometime in 2025. May I suggest turning your attention to MGM+? I know, you probably aren't sure which streaming service that is, if you&
BritBox
BritBox has settled in for the holidays with several "Festive Specials" (as they're called in the U.K.) populating the calendar for the back half of the month. The specials will begin arriving on December 17, 2024, starting with the new Sister Boniface Mysteries Christmas episode.
Movies
The Golden Globe nominations for the calendar year 2024 are out, and several upcoming arrivals, including The Brutalist, have already received multiple nominations. The film arrives in the U.S. in time for Christmas Week. However, it has already garnered stellar reviews from its Venice International Film Festival debut, taking
HBO & HBO Max
The narration baton is handed to Holborn for Get Millie Black’s third installment* in what is now clearly a pattern. Holborn tells us he grew up with nothing and remarks how that upbringing makes you hungry for everything you don’t have. Now, he is accomplished professionally and personally:
Acorn TV
Dalgliesh’s second case of Season 3, “Cover Her Face,” opens on a thunderstorm; one has rained out a village fete, which set up shop at the Mehta family’s Essex estate. Krishna Mehta (Parth Thakerar), a surgical registrar at a London hospital destined for a prestigious career, is annoyed
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
The pandemic delays that upended filming for Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and House of the Dragon led to a head-to-head, as Amazon and HBO released Season 1 of each within a week of each other in 2022, and then their respective Season 2 back-
BritBox
BritBox and ITV are joining forces with the producers behind The Crown to bring you your next royal obsession: A four-part drama called The Lady. A story that made global headlines, it's got it all: A royal confidante, a grisly murder, and a subsequent scandalous trial. The