Disney/Hulu
Sir Patrick Stewart famously once said an actor can never have too many franchises, and the Walt Disney Company clearly agrees with this philosophy. Having snapped up previously successful long-running brands like Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, Doctor Who, and The Muppets, to name a few, to supplement their own animation
Movies
If you’re struggling to get tickets to Simon Godwin’s buzzy new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, well, just know that you’re not alone. The critically acclaimed production, which stars Ralph Fiennes (The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar) and Indira Varma (Game of Thrones) as the show’s
Sundance Now
As noted in our earlier post about Return to Paradise, BritBox is the home to British shows, but when it comes to Australian series and other shows from the Oceania region down under, the streaming services that tend to pick those up are the ones under the AAMC Networks umbrella.
BBC
The BBC has released a series of first-look images for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, its upcoming six-part series based on author Holly Jackson's bestselling trilogy of YA novels with actress Emma Myers in the lead role. (You likely know her from Netflix's
BBC
First, there was Death in Paradise, a little slice of sunshine froth set in the Caribbean on the island of Saint-Marie, where poor DI Richard Poole (Ben Miller) was sent to spend a couple of miserable seasons on a glorious paradise-like island solving murders until he himself was murdered in
Peacock
Peacock has released the teaser for its upcoming Roman period drama Those About to Die, an expensive-looking epic helmed by Roland Emmerich, who is returning to directing television for the first time since 2012. The streamer also announced that the ten-episode series will premiere as a binge-release this July. Based
Paramount+
Paramount is not having the best of decades. The flagship film company is the sixth oldest film studio in the world, so well known the anti-trust ruling that broke up the studio system was named for it. It survived that lawsuit, the advent of radio, the move from silent films
Starz
Mary & George, initially commissioned by AMC Networks in conjunction with Sky, but airing/streaming on Starz, isn’t your typical historical drama. The F-bombs and C-bombs fly like confetti, and there are bare bottoms galore. If you enjoyed films like The Favourite or shows like Starz’s The Serpent
PBS
It’s half over, gentle readers; we’ve made it to episode four of Alice & Jack together, and this time we get a little reward: Less nonsense! There are fewer dumb decisions and irritating actions. Jack’s daughter Celia, who is easily more interesting than him, features heavily and
PBS
The much-anticipated Mr Bates vs the Post Office limited series has finally premiered on Masterpiece, plunging us into the heart of the British postal service scandal of the early aughts. The first episode unfolds the plight of Alan Bates (Toby Jones) and a group of local postmasters who fell victim
PBS
Call the Midwife was all about lung health in Episode 4. The hospital provided tuberculosis vaccine tests to the local schoolchildren, leading Nurse Nancy (Megan Cusack) to the Chidozie family when two children tested positive. When Nancy visits the house with Dr. Turner (Stephen McGann), they discover that the family
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 up in